Quotes About Psychology

I just love poker players.

Poker is really about reading people. What happens when you bluff? What does it look like when the other guy bluffs? Does he look right, does he look left? Under what circumstances does he fold or call?

I play poker face to face.

People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe.

The use of the polygraph has done little more than create confusion, ambiguity and mistakes.

Sometimes pessimism or optimism gets popular, and it's contagious.

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

I think portraying the Joker's point of view would do a disservice to that character. As soon as you get inside his head he would lose so much power.

Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.

There was a scene in 'Qubool Hai' where Asad shoots his father. After shooting for it, I was drained completely. At times, my character's mood gets very depressing. Post shoot, it takes a good half hour to get out of character, to leave Asad behind.

Picking up a tell - a hint that a player unknowingly gives that reveals the strength of his hand - often means the difference between winning and losing a big pot.

If someone is lying to you, they'll generally look up to the top right. That means that they're trying to construct an image that doesn't exist.

I think Freud is about contamination, but I think that is something he learned from Shakespeare, because Shakespeare is about nothing but contamination, you might say.

Often men dont even realise theyre sad. Boys are brought up to unconsciously feel they would be breaking their man contract if they were to cry too much.

The mind controls everything; it really does.

I never really expected to be controversial.

What's so great about 'Gone Girl' is the conversations it provokes.

Our entire personality, our energy level, and how we cope is hormonal.

The Marine Corps taught me how to kill, but it didn't teach me how to deal with killing.

In London, it's quite a rarefied activity to be on an analyst's couch.

Ever since I can remember, I played better against bigger players on bigger courts.

As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don't.

I'm not much crazier than anybody else, but I'm not much saner.

I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.