Tracey Gold Quotes

The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life.

I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.

It's not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It's a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I'm not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn't interest me.

I always write to understand my place in the world. I can see myself and my life unfold on the page, and I can understand my strengths, my weaknesses - I can see where I need to step up a bit.

I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.

I try to spend as little time thinking about myself as possible. I find that's not a constructive way to live.

I have never dissected my personal life. What sense would it make?

I've been living with myself all of my life, so I know all of me. So when I watch me, all I see is me. It's boring.

I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation.

Half my life is an act of revision.

My personality doesn't interest me.

My act has always reflected what's going on in my life.

I have always written only for myself - to clarify things, to clarify things with myself, to understand in an inner way what is actually happening.

We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.

Anybody can get lost in themselves.

Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.

Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself.

My inspiration comes from my real life experiences.

A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and the people I love the most in the mirror of the blank screen. In a memoir, feelings are more important than facts, and to write honestly, I have to confront my demons.

Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.

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

I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much.

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

I don't want to get into autobiographies; I don't want to talk about myself.