David Berman Quotes

My mother had been blind as a child. And so, blindness was something that has long fascinated me, but also it's something I find really, really scary.

People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

I think most people are afraid of what they don't know.

I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a better actor. Anytime I'm afraid of something that makes me rise to the occasion, it scares me, but it's what makes great actors - being in the moment.

A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'

As a 12-year-old, I think everything seems scary.

What you lose in blindness is the space around you, the place where you are, and without that you might not exist. You could be nowhere at all.

Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts.

The first day of 'Bling Ring,' I was so nervous and freaking out. I'm a know-it-all and was going into a situation where I couldn't predict what would happen.

The fact that I am blind is not what defines my life. It should be of no more interest than my blood type. People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection.

Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity.

I feel like I came out of the womb and was punted - there you go, out in the world!

Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with.

I can't walk down the street with my head up. I'm not a hat wearer, but now I'm a hat wearer.

It's not really a curse or anything that you're blind; it's really a blessing.

Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again.

I'm a rock god? I'm five foot seven. I had me jaw broken, and so my chin stuck way out. That's how I became tough - I learned to pick up anything and fight back... A rock god!

Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don't behave very well when they are afraid.

You can be afraid of a lot of things that you don't understand.

Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.

There was no time when I lived anywhere longer than two years. I was always a social outcast. Maybe I didn't care what people thought because I was like, 'Well, I probably won't stick around here for too long.'

The unknown makes people uncomfortable.

I've always been quiet, for the most part, especially any time I've come into a new environment.

I've gotten a lot more paranoid in my older age.

Kids will often see something different and feel insecure about it because they don't understand it.