Sue Perkins Quotes

It's very important for me to really use this body as a barometer of a certain kind of knowledge--to take the personal risk of exposing my own body in a certain kind of way. I can't ask anybody else to do something that I don't do first myself.

I find myself fascinating.

To me, having the courage to tell your own story goes hand in hand with having the curiosity and humility to listen to others' stories.

The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.

Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.

Usually, autobiography is such an indulgence of the ego.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.

If you spend the first 30 years of your life only trying to look good, you're not going to know yourself very well. If you got it, flaunt it.

In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.

What I've found - and the older I get, the more I understand this and stand behind it - is, my whole life has been an exploration of telling the truth. It's scary to be truthful, and it's scary to reveal yourself, and I'm very attracted to doing things that scare me.

What you risk reveals what you value.

You're demonstrating your own skills in a vulnerable way when you draw.

'Romance' is based on my entire creative process. I fall in love with an idea, obsess over it, isolate myself with it, and when I eventually introduce it to my friends, they all tell me that it's stupid.

I just care about what I get to unearth and what makes me uncomfortable and what makes me grow because, ultimately, I just don't want to ever play it safe.

It's asking that never-ending question, 'Who am I?' which motivates me and takes me on a constant journey of self-discovery that teaches me so much. Will Everest make me more cautious? In reality, probably not.

Anytime you're sitting there writing a book about yourself, it's a pretty self-fulfilling prophecy, I guess.

Honesty is the best policy; the only way out is deeper in: a candid confrontation with existence is dizzying, liberating.

It's always been a mantra to me, when making music or creating art, that you have to be vulnerable.

I feel like I've had bad nights or destructive nights or nights where I don't remember anything or nights where I was seriously injured or seriously in danger. And I remained nihilistic and unconcerned because it felt like there was no alternative.

The message of 'The Distance To Here' is no secret. It is a message of love and an invitation to myself and to those who want to come along to ask the big questions and not feel uncool doing it.

Danger comes in many forms, I suppose. For some people, it might be jumping off a bridge or climbing impossible moutains. For others, it could be a tawdry love affair or telling off a mean-looking bus driver because he doesn't like to stop for noisy teenagers. It could be cheating at cards or eating a peanut even though you're allergic. For me, danger might be getting out from the protective cloak of my family and venturing into the world more of my own, even though I don't know what- or who- awaits me.

That favorite subject, Myself.

After all, everyone's favorite subject is themselves.