Emo Philips Quotes

I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.

Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore.

Maybe it has something to do with turning 30. I don't feel as shy or nervous or self-conscious. I have more confidence that I can handle what life brings me. I don't feel scared to have an idea and express it.

The time I felt most beautiful was probably when I was in college, and I was starting to accept who I was as a person. I wasn't hiding who I was anymore, and I was like, 'You know what? I'm growing up; I don't have to follow the rules anymore.'

I have a lot of growing up to do. I realized that the other day inside my fort.

I have a lot of stories about being a kid because it was the last time I was interesting.

I knew who I was as a girl but I had to find who I was as a woman.

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

I like being 30. I wouldn't want to do the twenties again. They are their own entity.

I love my hair. When I was young it had weird kinks and cowlicks in it, but I just grew into it. You grow into a lot of things.

With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that.

Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, 'Ugh, kids!' Maybe that will change when I get older.

I look at old photos of me, and I don't feel connected to them at all. I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world.

I don't want to put a pause on the rest of my life; I'm really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that.

Kids don't shuffle along in unison on the road to maturity. They slouch toward adulthood at an uneven, highly individual pace.

I had a great time in my youth and I still feel youthful. I've no desire to look as though I'm in my 20s.

The beautiful thing is I have sort of grown up. I don't care if I'm highbrow or not anymore.

I'm not changing to the point where suddenly I wear floor-length skirts and start playing the violin; I'm just growing up a little bit, I guess.

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

People say, 'Weren't you deprived of your childhood?' No way. I would not take anything back at all. Everything about it was great. I got to go places, meet people, play baseball against older kids and better competition. I had a great time.

At 21, there's lots more room there, plenty of things to improve on as you get older.

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

As I've gotten older I look like a man, finally.

I like growing up; I feel like I have an old soul. I like the age to match as much as it can.