Gayle Forman Quotes

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

Nothing's wrong with honest emotion.

I am pretty expressive with my emotions. I don't think something and say something else. I don't know if it's something I should be proud of or to watch out for. Maybe I am not politically correct. I don't know if that's a crime.

I don't think many people get to play big emotions in life.

I am actually very in touch with all of my emotions, from joy to pain, and I am free with them.

I'm emotionally in tune with my feelings and what people mean to me, and I have no trouble saying it and relating to it.

The distinctive feature of my family was intolerance of sensitivity and emotion - 'Everything's great, it all has to be great all the time and why do you have to spoil it?' Whereas probably the most fundamental and important thing to me has been defending my right to tell the truth about how I feel.

I live my life pretty emotionally, for better and for worse. I'm pretty thin-skinned and transparent. I lead with my heart, and I wanted to make a movie that did the same.

I'm an emotional guy.

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.

For years I used to think that you had to hide your emotions to show that you are strong.

Playing is just about feeling. Playing isn't necessarily about misery. Playing isn't necessarily about happiness. But it's just about letting yourself feel all those things that you have already on the inside of you, but you're all the time trying to push them aside because they don't make for polite conversation or something.

I think people are made uncomfortable by uncensored expressions of emotion.

As I get older, my emotions are closer to the surface.

My career is based off of me talking about my emotions.

I think, in life, we're vulnerable, or human beings are vulnerable, or men are vulnerable. I think it's just a question, you know, choosing when you let that mask slip off, which I think all men do - they just usually don't do it in front of people.

I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it's a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let's own who we are and use it as a strength.

I don't think it serves anyone to bottle emotions.

Emotion is a broad spectrum and I just been to a lot of sides of my own emotions.

I am an honest person, and that includes showing my emotions - good or bad.

Showing your emotions is not a weakness.

Yes, I've got inwardness and tenderness, but I also get angry and vituperative, and you have to honour that as well.

I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them.

Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.

I've always been a very passionate, sometimes overly emotional person. Sometimes things affect me more than they should.