Nathaniel Branden Quotes

I think to try to understand human behavior and why people do what they do, and what in their lives have shaped them and impacted them to be who they are, it's something. I mean, that's my entire life.

I'm so fascinated with the study of people and why they are the way they are. That's my research and my archaeology, if you will, when I get a role. I'm so excited to attack a part from every angle of what makes a person a person.

We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.

I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't hidden in any way.

People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives.

Psychology is simply great because it helps you better understand all kinds of people.

I was a psychology major. I think that definitely helps in general life; I enjoy trying to figure out why people are the way they are.

I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.

I'm insatiably curious about human nature.

Human beings are very complex creatures. This desire, this greed, this love is very complex.

I'm drawn to the psychology of really interesting, flawed people.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.

I think acting and psychology are both looking at what makes human beings tick. I've always found that fascinating.

I can never say 'why' about anything I do. I suppose I can say 'how' and 'when' and 'what.' But 'why' is impenetrable to me.

I can intellectualize myself out of anything.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

I love to think about and therefore talk about why people do what they do. That's kind of why I like being an actor.

I've always read in order to figure out people more, and that includes bad people and good people.

I've always known why I do what I do. I didn't need to be psychoanalysed to find that out.

I'm very interested in what makes people tick; people are so weird and complicated.

The truth needs to explain why you are the way you are, why you did what you did.

When you start to think about the drives that humans have, I think sometimes we find we are simpler than we thought and more easily manipulated.

That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people.

It warms my heart, no doubt, to inspire people. In reality, people see in others what they want to see in themselves.