Graham Greene Quotes

I was a self-centered bore. I was masochistic, and only thought I was happy. When I woke up and said, "there must be something wrong with me", I grew up. Because I never understood myself, how could I hope to understand anyone else? That's why I can truly say that now I can give a woman love for the first time in my life, because I can understand her.

I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music.

I do have a bit of empathy I suppose, but it has come more recently as I'm knocking on 30's door and I think I'm getting there.

There are no events but thoughts and the heart's hard turning, the heart's slow learning where to love and whom. The rest is merely gossip, and tales for other times.

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.

The two records are very different. I guess, on the second record, that's more where I was at. Its not that I'm more well-adjusted or anything, it's just that what I wanted to sing about maybe was more the way I wanted to feel.

I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.

I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.

I've been in therapy. I know enough about myself now to know that I really don't need to know anymore.

Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.

A degree of self-awareness is extremely valuable... I hope I have that going forward.

When you're young, you just go banging about, but you're more sensitive as you grow older.

The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things.

I learned so much, and I feel I have grown as an actor and as a person.

There's a time and place for everything, but as I get older, I like finding those human moments and really connecting. Maybe I'm not as cool as I once was.

With time, you do get mature.

I'm much more introspective than I was, say, thirty years ago.

The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we're all going, "God, what a jerk I've been," "How could I have married that guy?" or "How could I have done this or that?" With time, this is the gift of being older, that you get to look back and say, "It wasn't all about them."

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential.

At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan.

You will surely smile with me when I say, 'Thank God one can still recognise self-pity as such and not give it any greater dignity than just that.

All who know their own minds know not their own hearts.

Act your age don't pretend to be older than you are give yourself time to grow

It's a real luxury to be able to develop with your character.

For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would ever have said that I should find pleasure in shedding tears? That I should love the man who proves to me that I am nothing more than a fool?