Quotes About Introspection

A lot of my favourite books - I should say, not much happens in the books! It's much more about the points of view of the author more than anything else.

When I had decided to become an actor, I did a lot of soul-searching to figure out how I could be different. What could I bring to the table that others or my father couldn't have? That's when I worked on my strong points, namely action and dancing.

It wasn't until I got to college and had a lot of my ego beaten out of me... That's when I started to turn to literature as something deeper than a way to put up points.

I'm not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more.

I'm in the loners' society. I don't want to classify myself as anything.

I guess if I had to classify myself, I'd say I'm straight.

I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.

After my Clay Guida fight, I went down a bad path, man. It was just not a good path. After my loss to B.J. Penn it just got worse. I got really out of control.

We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself - your own house - which we never do.

That's what my music is good for - clearing out the house and being alone.

I'm a very political person, and I think things through clearly, even when I was 18 years old.

I've always been accused of being too clever for my own good.

I feel like a cliche.

The road is a lonely place, and that sounds like a cliche, you know, like what is my life?

I'm a cliche.

People often ask me, 'Who is your role model?' and it sounds a bit cliche, but I've been trying to be my own model.

Personally, I'm very private, so when my door is closed, it means I'm unavailable, and when it's open, it doesn't mean you can come in.

When you're writing, it's as if you're within a kind of closed world.

I do know I've lived through a bunch of things that people would maybe prefer I keep behind closed doors.

The brain constantly assures us, reassures us, that we are in control. But the closer you look, the more questions you have about it.

I keep my politics a little closer to me than others do.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

We're getting closer to our nature.

I was always a closet blues player.