Ethan Slater Quotes

In retrospect, I'm grateful for the break-up of my marriage because it forced me to deal with all the buried issues I probably wouldn't have otherwise faced. I'm a better, kinder, happier person today because of the spiritual and emotional growth I've experienced.

I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.

I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.

Hargrave made me mature. It made me grow up, and I needed that.

I think it's very important to grow as a person from the experiences you encounter in life.

I think the thing about keeping your character fresh is, when you change as an individual, you have to flow with it.

I've grown and I've matured, and I kind of like that.

I believe that men are here to grow themselves into best good that they can be - at least, this is what I want to do.

Through a long and painful process, I've learned that happiness is an inside job - not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I've become a different and better person - not perfect, but still a work in progress.

I think almost everything in life is life-experience, personality-driven.

I would say I'm quite happy in my life the majority of the time. Earlier in my life I was more questioning, overly trying to figure things out. I like this way much better.

Don't go through life, grow through life.

I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music.

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

The two records are very different. I guess, on the second record, that's more where I was at. Its not that I'm more well-adjusted or anything, it's just that what I wanted to sing about maybe was more the way I wanted to feel.

Being a parent has taught me a lot of things already, you know, though it's only been a year and half, and has made me address parts of myself that I would otherwise live in comfortable denial of, or you know and - you know, for instance, my self-loathing.

I prefer stories about people who are, in a sense, trying to find better versions of themselves.

Everything that happens to you, I feel like it helps you develop as a person, as a player.

I think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some comfortable sense of who we are. We look at our parents and learn and grow and move on. We change.

I've been in therapy. I know enough about myself now to know that I really don't need to know anymore.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

Everything that I've done has made me who I am today. You know, it's cliche, but it's true.

Character is a journey, not a destination.

I learned so much, and I feel I have grown as an actor and as a person.

Once I turned 40, my whole life changed in the most mature - not boring way but much cooler way. I feel much more like an adult.