Anne Carson Quotes

I don't like getting people upset, so that's not my goal. But I like putting people in situations where how they respond says a lot about them.

You put two egos together and you've either got a conflict, which is always interesting, or better yet, a love affair.

I've had to relearn how I work with people so that if and when I do avoid different things I don't send any messages in doing so.

Every actor demands different things. Every human being you come in contact with in your life, you have to deal with in slightly different ways.

Get your egos off the battlefield.

Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that.

I'm into people's emotional lives and relationships and the complications of living. That's my turf.

I think it's really important to find out why people hurt you or try to oppose you or whatever.

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

We're not teaching our students the importance of relationships with other people: how you work with them, what the relational pathology consists of, how you examine your own conscience, how you examine the inner world, how you examine your dreams.

As with real reading, the ability to comprehend subtlety and complexity comes only with time and a lot of experience. If you don't adequately acquire those skills, moving out into the real world of real people can actually become quite scary.

I find that communication as an actor and person is an important part of who I am. And I'm really drawn into the psychology of those dynamics.

We humans are really good at forming groups to compete, and then dissolving the groups and reforming them along different lines to compete in a different way.

Reading and discovering fiction has taught me how to empathise, understand falling in love and all those complex relationships that people have to deal with.

Through time you learn from your experiences. I think I've learned to deal with people a little bit better over time. That in particular has developed a little bit.

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other.

It surprises me that more people don't take a look in the mirror a little more often and assess their own relationships.

I don't think any one person is the cause of all of someone else's problems.

I think people who don't have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest.

I had my moments for sure but I wasn't confrontational. And sometimes you get on the court and you'd find yourself very confrontational. It was all a discovery.

It's a question of keeping one's eyes and ears open and watching how other people play the game. They're watching me too, to see what my attitude is like.

There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.

Some relationships get easier as you get older, depending on what sort of person you are. I don't think I've got any better at them.

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

I believe you learn social skills by mixing with people.