Ben Gibbard Quotes

I think a lot of people don't wear their hearts on their sleeves. I think people should, but a lot of people don't. People may be a bit taken back sometimes about how honest I am and how open I am. But I'm happier this way - it's a good thing for me.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool and spend time being guarded and putting up walls. I just never had the time. It seems more honest to say, 'Hey, this is who I am.'

I don’t hide my emotions from people.

I love being gut-wrenchingly honest.

I've always spoken my mind and from the heart.

I have always said what is in my heart.

I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to get that out.

I don't try to hide my feelings or what I think.

I never stopped writing about what was actually going on in my life. There's nothing to hide.

I don't like to act in my personal life. I like to be straightforward.

My whole act is confession.

I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.

Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it.

I'm trying to keep my personal life personal. It's very hard for me because I'm a very honest person.

I believe in the importance of sincerity and emotion and honesty in TV, even when it's goofy comedy.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

I really am an open book. I don't keep anything in at all, which is good and bad.

I was being honest - I have nothing to hide. All I do, all the time, with everybody, is tell them what I am thinking, what I am feeling.

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

I generally like to be up front and honest and open because that's how I've always been. I have nothing to hide, and I think people relate to you more when you're just yourself.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

The art of life is to show your hand.