Quotes About Vulnerability

Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.

I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.

I am not frightened of much, but I wouldn't like to get ill.

People have responded to my stories so well. They come up after a show and say things like, 'Your album really helped me,' or 'I have stage four cancer. I'm terminally ill.' Somebody told me it gave them the courage to die.

The lighter I am going into a fight, the more likely I am to get ill.

The Russians hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections. They got into the database.

Haven't we all been taken aback when an illness suddenly causes the voice to crack and sometimes dry up completely?

We have an illusion of security, we don't have security.

I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.

I can imagine it's hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn't know.

The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.

It's clear to you immediately that you can have anything you want when you have cancer.

One of the biggest ways we don't support ourselves is by not asking for support. Asking can take courage, but the reward is immense.

The fact you can manipulate people because you can hack them and learn everything about their personal lives - that's an immense amount of power.

Nobody is immune to feeling depressed.

Nobody's immune from getting beat. If you're not aware of that, you really don't have a great perspective.

I did have a speech impediment.

I am imperfect. I am funny. I am real.

I think, a lot of times, we talk about asking our players to be accountable. But I know that I'm imperfect. And if I can't admit a mistake, then what does that represent to our guys?

I find beauty in imperfection.

I like imperfection.

There's beauty in imperfection.

Imperfection is relatable.

It's not about hiding your imperfections on a shoot; it's about embracing them and being unapologetic about them.