Tony Robinson Quotes

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

If you have something to get off of your chest, there is a proper way to do it. Everybody has a bad day, and, for some people, you're under a microscope and you have to deal with the consequences of having a bad day in front of people. But everyone has them.

Yeah, all those things, responsibility, pressure. It's a bit stressful. I try and come to terms with it by not thinking about it.

The nice thing about anger is that, as an emotion, it's strong enough to unplug me from the comedian's mind for a minute and just be a frustrated member of the citizenry.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

I have some anger issues.

I'm a bit of an expert on anger, having suffered from it all through my youth, when I was both brunt and font. It's certainly the most miserable state to be in but it's also tremendously gratifying, really - rage feels justified.

I stress a lot, sometimes.

My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.

I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.

I get frustrated but never depressed.

I am calm but on the outside, mostly. When I'm on a film set, the stress is so humongous that I'm dying inside - I'm extremely stressed, but I do try, and... well, I don't try. I think it's my natural reaction to not externalize things.

There was one point in time that I wasn't fighting, and I was frustrated and I was getting in trouble.

There are a lot of challenges we are facing, like how you are supposed to react to emotional stress.

If I'm in a pressurised situation, I've learned to breathe, chill myself out and be calm.

The thing is, you don't ever want to have pressure turn to stress.

I feel like I didn't really know how to cope with not playing well.

What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

I get so angry. I just go through so many different patches in a game. It's so hard for me to find that balance. It's a tug-of-war all the time.

I kept a lid on my feelings at school but, when I was 18, dropped out of everything and couldn't even be bothered to get out of bed.

Depression seems to be related to fear, anger and frustration. When you're in a bad mood, even if you meet with your friends, you don't take pleasure in their company. But when you're in a good mood, even if things go wrong, you can cope with them without difficulty. This is why putting yourself in a good mood, making a point of developing a sense of loving kindness gives you greater inner strength.

I don't really compartmentalize well. I'm in a state of anxiety and panic a lot, but it's for different reasons. It used to be because I had nothing going on, but I work very hard and there doesn't seem to be an end to it.

Ah," said the jailer, "do not always brood over what is impossible, or you will be mad in a fortnight.

You cannot sedate all the things you hate.