Robin Ince Quotes

I tell the truth, and I expose myself as a weak, misguided, misdirected, dysfunctional human being I used to be.

The moment that you feel that just possibly you are walking down the street naked... that's the moment you may be starting to get it right.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

I remember that when people started listening to what I had to say, I had a choice to set up a veil, even if it meant being something that I'm not. Ultimately, that's not the decision I made. I owned more of everything I am, which was a little nerve-racking.

Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.

I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I realized that it didn't serve anybody, and I was left feeling utterly empty. This is who I am, so I've gotta be me.

I found that the more truthful and vulnerable I was, the more empowering it was for me.

The most valuable thing I can share is the importance of living in truth. Sometimes, facing those truths can actually be your worst fear.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

One of my problems is to find the self.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

I gotta say, I know my strengths, and I know my weaknesses, and, well, Fix-It Felix, I'm not too far from that kid.

I am excited to show people how, when you get older, you get deeper, you get more raw, you get more honest, and you stop pretending to be the person you think people want you to be. I stopped worrying about what people wanted me to say and just sort of dug deep into my personal arsenal of my mistakes and shameful thoughts.

We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!

When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. I'm more comfortable being myself.

It's very hard to look at the man in the mirror. Because you can't hide anything.

I'm trying to know who I am and be honest about it.

Year by year I learn more about myself, and I think that confidence and honesty and just really being true to yourself is probably the most beautiful thing that you can do for yourself and the people around you.

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.

I want to be affirmatively proud of what I have made my way through. And to do that, in the same way I had to tell my father and my family and my friends that I was gay, I need to not hide this anymore.

My personality doesn't interest me.

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.

As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am.

I have to live in the truth that this is who I am. That's what I need to focus on.