Richard Matheson Quotes

I have these accidents, these mistakes, these self-inflicted wounds, and then I tear my head to shreds about it for days.

There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.

In all kinds of ways, I used to be really, really hard on myself.

I have a natural instinct to feel guilty and that I've let people down. I've apologized in more songs than 'Back to the Shack.' Going back to our second record, the closing lines are 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' It's definitely part of my personality.

Everything is my fault when you're me. I don't know why.

I am my biggest critic. Even in films where people said they liked me, I have disliked myself.

Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don't ignore that critic but don't give it more attention than it deserves.

Guilt is feeling bad about what you have done; shame is feeling bad about who you are - all it is, is muddling up things you have done with who you are.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

I'm so super-critical of everything that I do.

I cannot watch my own dailies, ever. I'm my worst critic. It distracts me. I can watch it when it's done, but I'm not the girl that wants to run back and look at the performance.

Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves.

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

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

I hate watching myself on film because I am so judgmental.

Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it.

Most of the worst things said about me, I've said myself.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

I blame myself more so because I hung a curve. If you want to point a finger, point it at me.

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

All of my close friends are emotional train wrecks. This is what makes our lives interesting - constantly doubting ourselves, worrying, wondering if we've made a mistake. Could we have done better? Are we good people? Are we bad people?

Decree of Self-Reproach

The third person allows characters to really attack themselves. We all do this - attack ourselves - every hour of our lives.

I think it's a lot harder to forgive yourself for your own mistakes.

I feel like I'm quite harsh on myself.