Quotes About Introspection

Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist.

I spent one year being very poor at home with my piano, and nobody was calling me, but I had space to think about things on my own and find out exactly what I wanted to do.

I'll tell you one thing about me: I'm very private. I always have been private. People think I'm callous, arrogant. I didn't like the media attention.

I'm still trying to figure out being calm.

If David Goffin wants to remain calm and quiet, fine. But perhaps he would enjoy to have a little more freedom to show another side of his personality.

I play myself all the time, on camera and off. What else can I do?

The camera looks into your soul.

I wasn't interested in having to live with a camera - I have a hard enough time getting along with myself. I don't need cameras around and all that action.

I'd be a really boring person to have cameras around all day.

I don't know how effective it is or isn't, but there's something weird about putting cameras on human beings, and talking on camera.

I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second camp. For me, acting is a great exercise in getting to the truth about myself.

I lost my election because of my campaign, not because of what anyone else did.

I am the first to admit that I am not the greatest campaign strategist or political analyst.

I'm not a mean person, but I have a capacity for it.

I'm not exactly the best capitalist ever.

I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.

I don't care if I don't act anymore.

If I cared what people think about my career, I would have not done - just look at my work. Don't look at me; look at what I've done.

I think we all get a bit bogged down in our lives and our own careers and we have to take a step back and get a sense of proportion and perspective on things.

Certain times, I'll choose my words very carefully and maybe come off a little more boring.

All the little things you nitpick in your head, nobody really cares that much outside your head.

Yes, I am aware that I have become a caricature. I've thought about this. Conceptually, what I'd like to do is the equivalent of writing myself out of the script.

I spent a lot of time in my head, but not like caring about what everybody else thought, just literally in my own world.

It's easy to get carried away with yourself.