Tommy Caldwell Quotes

When I was younger, I could do something useful just by being free for half a day, but now I need five days to get the world I've left out of my head and ten days or a fortnight not talking to anyone to hold what I need to hold inside my head.

When I'm working I don't have room to think about myself and my own issues. It's really freeing. There is no room for me, which is really nice.

It makes me a better person, surfing, I think. It's a great outlet.

It isn't that I don't tackle issues; it's just that they're secondary to giving somebody an escape route from the banal routine of everyday life.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

The main reason I did 'Captain America' was because I wanted to get out of my own head and stop taking my work so seriously.

I've got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I've thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, 'What are the things I can do that won't hurt me and will help me?' The first answer is work.

I love therapy. I swear by therapy. I couldn't exist without therapy.

Motherhood has helped me to stop overanalyzing things. It's been liberating because I used to be somewhat neurotic. I attribute that to having something bigger than myself.

I had to focus on some personal areas in my life with the little bit of privacy that I have.

I learned that working out gives me a space to get clear. It's not just about the body. It gives me space to process things and get clear in my mind about decisions and things I want to do.

I need some isolation, it's necessary to me, that's just who I am. I need to be left alone.

I'm going to hang out with people, and I'm going to explore myself, and I'm okay with that.

But I did have two months off between Loser and the start of Prozac Nation. So, it was supposed to be Jason time, right? My time to enjoy myself away from movies.

Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.

I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.

I love time with family and friends, but completely relish time on my own when I have no agenda to follow, no to-do's, just me and time alone.

My family and friends and career are very important to me, but running allows me to be a better friend, a better family member, and makes me better at my career.

Sometimes, you just need to get out of the game and should do things which you want to do in life and like.

I want to create a life that is just healthy and peaceful - an enclave, really, of retreat. It's not helpful for the big picture. It's totally selfish to run away like that.

I'm just cruising, doing me, having a good time and focusing on getting better.

I don't think people take enough time to themselves or like to be alone anymore, but it's really important.

When I read or study, I don't do it for the degree - if I fail, it doesn't matter, but it just takes me out of this world where you're the centre of attention all the time. You just become a normal bloke when you're setting yourself those kinds of targets.

Baseball is my job, and I love it, but it can't be the only thing I've got going on.

When I'm not worrying about what other people want, that's when I do the best work.