Deana Carter Quotes

Being vulnerable was difficult for me at first because I've said things in my songs about how I felt that I never told anybody.

When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing.

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it's a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let's own who we are and use it as a strength.

It's such a release to show yourself as not a charming person but just someone who is vulnerable.

Being vulnerable is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength.

Growing up, I wasn't as comfortable expressing myself as I am now, and I think that's why I chose acting: because it's acceptable to have your feelings. It's a place that they want you to feel. Whereas in life, growing up, it was 'Be quiet!' and 'Keep it to yourself.'

The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.

One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the shame research, because that's such a downer, and people hate that topic. It's not that vulnerability is the upside, but it's better than shame, I guess.

We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.

I've been the type of guy, I've always been very forthcoming with how I feel. And that it doesn't make you less of a man to like go and be like, 'This is how I feel about you. This is the truth.'

Sometimes I feel like I used to be a person that liked to express himself a lot and put my feelings out there.

Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.

I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am.

It earns you a lot of snark if you're able to convey vulnerability.

Sometimes, it's hard holding back the truth, how you really feel, and sometimes the best way is let it out and move forward.

I'm not afraid to say what I feel.

When I feel like it's time for me to say something and it's time for me to speak up and allow my emotions to get into the games and practice, then I will say something.

Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing.

I always try to say what I'm thinking, what I'm feeling, and without fear of what others will say or think, and that's how I've always lived. Sometimes, this has ended up hurting me, and other times, it has helped me, but I think you can never forget who you are, and I've always been myself, and that one of the things I'm most proud of.

There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.

There's things that I say that people wouldn't say. And just putting across my vulnerability as a person in my music as well. A lot of people wouldn't do that, everyone wants to be hard.