Alia Shawkat Quotes

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

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

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

I have a hard time being happy, and I think a lot of creative people suffer with that when life gets real happy.

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

Quite frankly I don't know how to be happy. I have not a clue.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

If you're unhappy, you can't make anything.

I try to focus on using my energy to change things, but there are times when I feel so bad.

I'm not a big depressive, but I have my moments.

I can't deal with waking up and being sad.

One thing about me is that I don't like to be sad all the time.

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

Why do people spend their time being sad when they could be happy?

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

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

It's sort of my job to feel good.

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

Every experience feeds an actor, and I've learned that depression is all around us.

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

I don't have time to be depressed.

I'm always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed.

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.