James Acaster Quotes

Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression.

So many times I should've stopped or could've stopped and didn't stop... So many kinds of people can get depressed and sad, and you know what? Everyone has that talent, that gift.

I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.

We all relate to having highs and lows. Everyone gets depressed.

Life is not all a bowl of cherries. There are days when you aren't going to feel up to par. And it's healthy to see it in yourself and to ask, 'Hey, what's going on?'

I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

I should have a therapist. I have plenty to therapise about.

I have become down-hearted, I have become discouraged, I have become depressed. I'm just like you. I'm a human being and I have my problems.

If I were immersed in constant melancholy, I would not be who I am.

I fight manic-depression, and I have been able to live battling that sadness that I get sometimes.

I've definitely gone through phases where I'm not happy with my life, and you notice in little ways until they start adding up.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

The truth is that several years ago, I suffered from depression. And I remember during this time, I basically fell into this hole where my life became cold, and it became gray, and I lost sight of everything that was important to me.

Somebody asked me at one stage, 'Are you depressed?' And I said, 'Are you kidding me? I'm not depressed.' But you know what? I was. I was, but I just didn't realize it, because all these things happen, and you just don't know how to deal with emotions.

If you don't have very strong emotions or very intense thoughts about something, you cannot get depressed.

I am a human being: sometimes I am happy, but sometimes I am not feeling that great or not in a mood.

For me, for a very long time, I was in denial because when you say you're sad or you're overwhelmed, we consider it whining or complaining. People say, 'Count your blessings,' and it's like, 'Yeah, I am, but I'm still sad. Something is wrong with me.' I had to acknowledge it.

I don't want to get all self-help on everyone. But I definitely think there was a period in my life where I thought I would feel the same way, forever. And every day felt like 'Groundhog Day,' where I was super, super depressed.

Why were you feeling low? Why does anyone? It creeps up on you from time to time.

While each of us ... has depressed hours, none of us needs to be a depressed person.

Some days I'm in better control and can navigate my way through stuff, and other days, not so much.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I think that in the last four or five years I've constantly struggled with the balance in my life.