Carolyn Jones Quotes

I'd like to think Fleabag's honesty makes her heroic in spite of her actions.

My mom can't defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. It's a real hard line, and I crossed it. I took everyone's life story and assumed it would be a great thing to put on screen. I was being selfish and I feel so horrible about it. I feel so guilty.

How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.

I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.

If you're telling a story, and somebody is going to come out badly, it better be you.

Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.

Mostly the problems when I was down were caused by myself. There were times when I was not responsible enough or decisive enough.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.

I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.

If you've raged, if you've mistreated somebody, if you've ever thought only about yourself - these are things that all human beings struggle with and judge themselves for.

The worst thing you can do in a leadership position is be something you're not.

When I do something wrong, I take it pretty personal because I want to be perfect.

At the end of the day, you have to do what you think is right and be human.

I do agree that Justin has integrity, honesty and amazing judgment, but sometimes I think he's just maybe too sensitive, and that's kind of scary.

The truth hurts, and not everyone can deal with it. Every player is different, but they are all entitled to the truth. It is up to them if they can handle it or not.

I'm very cognizant of the image that's being put out there and the way in which people perceive me. I'm honored and flattered that they see me as being a decent human being. I try my best to be a decent human being, but I fall short of the mark like we all do on a regular basis.

I'm too judgmental of other people putting themselves out there in any way, I guess.

I've got no one to blame for every time I feel lame.

This isn't meant to make me sound interesting and rock 'n' roll, but I wouldn't want to live with me a lot of the time.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

I don't blame people who suspect my performance. My own mind suspects it. How can I blame them?

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

My own belief is that most people are trying to do their best. It doesn't mean they have no nasty side, or that they don't have a bad temper, or that they have never done anything they feel ashamed of. But fiction operates on people waking up trying to be horrible, and I don't think most people are trying to be horrible.

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

I tell the truth, and I expose myself as a weak, misguided, misdirected, dysfunctional human being I used to be.