Andrew Haigh Quotes

There's nothing harder than defining oneself.

I know what my identity is.

The first question in any interactive process with another is: now Who Am I, and Who Do I Want to Be, in relationship to that?

It took a long time to understand why people were so interested in me, but I assumed it was because my wonderful husband had done a lot of wonderful work leading up to our marriage and our relationship. But then, over the years, you see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well. People make a lot of money out of you.

I have always felt that I am the sum total of my parts.

The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology.

I have a horrible memory and I used to consider that a liability, but I've learned along the way that talking to people is really a beautiful thing.

I've always been very conscious of who I am.

The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world.

I don't even know who I am. All I know is that I am the sibling, daughter, sister, the friend of somebody, and I need to know who I am outside of that.

My identity will always inform my experience and shape my perception. But I am an unremarkable person.

To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that ever loved or hated you.

I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we.

My fascination is not for cinema; it's for human nature and human beings because I find it quite difficult being one at times.

But this show reminds me that there are other aspects to me besides the fact that I'm a funny chick.

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

I'm always interested in how people, myself included, have ideas of themselves, of how they thought they would be, or of how they want to be seen. And the older you get, the world keeps telling you different things about yourself. And how people either adjust to those things and let go of adolescent notions. Or they dig in deeper.

I'm not a terrible person, I know that, but sometimes in a relationship, I can be crappy.

Everything you think about yourself, everything you believe about yourself, is because you learned it.

When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.

People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.

I've always tried to figure out what people think of themselves and what they think they're projecting.

What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.

People have different impressions of themselves, and where reality lies is somewhere in between.

Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.