Ad-Rock Quotes

Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.

You look so polished from your hair down to your toes, but still your finger's gonna pick your nose.

How easy it is to say the wrong thing! How easy it is not to recognize one has said the wrong thing!

We tell only part of a man's qualities in his presence, and all of them when he is not present.

It's human nature to not say everything that's on your mind at the time you think it. Because we fear saying something that people will laugh at, people will think is dumb. We're afraid of being embarrassed.

I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me.

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

For me, hearing my voice is sometimes a little nauseating, especially at Christmas.

Every being has the need not only to be but to affirm his own being. This is especially significant for the human organism, for it is gifted with, or condemned to, self-consciousness.

I love meat and vegetables. If I did a diet, I would do Paleo, except they have no cheese, which is very upsetting. I'm going to start my own Chrissy diet that's like Paleo plus cheese. Plus late Saturday night drive-through.

I recently caught myself giving a pretty girl the cold shoulder because I felt intimidated. She was so gorgeous, and it made me feel insecure. I wasn't even aware until someone pointed it out to me. I was so embarrassed! I recognized those thoughts and made a point to be more friendly to her because there was no reason to be cold.

Watching films I'm in is always a bit odd, especially when I'm watching them for the first time with other people. It's hard not to see my faults.

It would upset me if someone watching a show was thinking about me, Milo, as an individual at the supermarket or at a concert, wherever, and they're not thinking about what the character is experiencing.

I don't really experience much embarrassment.

I do feel blessed to have small ears - I've never felt self-conscious when my hair is swept back. My feet are a different story - I grew up being painfully aware of them because they are so long.

I used to be super self-conscious about my height. I mean, going everywhere and someone just looking at you - you're never not in the spotlight.

I know I've said, 'Do you know what I mean?' an awful lot, and every time I've said it, I've cringed inside.

It's an uncomfortable thing to talk about myself, in general.

I couldn't stand seeing myself on the screen.

I'm 87% socially awkward.

Watching yourself on film, if you've never watched yourself on film before, you want to go crawl into bed and stay there for a week.

I'm dancing with people I've never met before and there's definitely been times where maybe I haven't shaved or I hope I smell alright.

If you feel like an idiot wearing neon yellow shorts, you shouldn't wear them.

I grew up eating fast food all the time. I developed that taste for it. As I got older, I started to teach myself to reverse those habits. I had to tell myself I can't have it.

I remember putting mascara on when I was 13 for the first time and going to the shop to buy a chocolate bar. I felt so exposed. I remember wearing a bra for the first time and feeling very exposed by that.