Lake Bell Quotes

It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.

What I'm doing is making sure that I have a balance, and that allows me, I think, to be a better actor and to more easily and quickly access all of the emotions on the scale. I make sure that I read a book on the weekend or read something or do my knitting or do the things that I need to do for myself, like 'Game of Thrones.' Get that balance.

Private life is always, at certain times, a challenge.

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

I'm still living at least five parallel lives, honestly! I wonder about it. I have no idea how that happens.

The students realize that it's their life I'm talking about: it's out of balance, they're struggling to put it into balance. How are they going to do it?

I used to be on the kitchen floor, crying, wasted and thinking of lyrics. That was the only way I could create - as a tortured artist. I've learned that you can be stable and taking care of yourself and still create beautiful work.

Writing can be a tough gig. Whenever you do something in which you put yourself out there - if that becomes the focus of your life, you miss the point of living. You've really got to get the grounding of family and the things that are important in your life and make that your focus.

I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously.

Jail was a result of me not taking time for myself. So I was forced to take some time for myself.

If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.

I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner feelings and fulfilling some of these urges when they come along is incredibly important.

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.

Of course I live in my time, and I'm really curious. But, at the same time, I don't think it has a direct impact on my work.

I feel like I needed a balance. I don't want to forget about my personal life and spending time with myself.

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

You need a balance in life between dealing with what's going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over.

A great hallmark of mental wellness is the ability to be in the present moment, fully and with no thoughts of being elsewhere.

And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.

Generally speaking, I think it's a good idea to stay conscious of any kind of energy or emotion that you're generating, whether it's at the end of a work day or just in your everyday life.

I guess you're happy if you have some kind of balance in you. I'm a human being. I have days when I feel paralyzed, days when I feel like a slug. Then I have days when I have good energy, I've read the newspaper and I've done different things.

I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.