Geoff Johns Quotes

Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

Books should make somebody look at how they feel, be honest with themselves.

Don't kid yourself. Be honest with yourself. Take your own inventory.

I am never more myself than in my self-betrayals.

To search for truth about self is as valuable as to search for truth in other areas of life.

In terms of my life, I guess I want to share whatever I've learned really, which is basically one thing: know yourself, look for yourself, know what to look for, cherish it, be honest, be authentic, even if it hurts your feelings. That's not bad.

You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like, 'Why aren't I happier?' With every film I feel like I'm apologising for something. I feel I'm most successful when I'm looking for something that embarrasses me about my character that I'd like to expose.

There's so much of our psychological makeup which is impermissible for us to explore because it's inappropriate or perverse or scary. I'm interested in exploring that in myself. I try to be honest with myself about everything that I feel. I'm not saying I'm able to do that all the time, but it's something I'm interested in.

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself

I must find a truth that is true for me.

Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing

It's nice to take the gloves off, to really examine your character's desires and goals.

I'm trying to know who I am and be honest about it.

I've never been a confessional writer.

I try to be honest with myself.

We must at times search our own souls and discover what we really are. Our real character, much as we would wish, cannot be hidden.

If you're really truthful with yourself, it's a wonderful guidance.

I don't tell the truth any more to those who can't make use of it. I tell it mostly to myself, because it always changes me.

I want to learn from myself, want to be my student, want to get to know myself, the secret of Siddhartha.

If you are honest with yourself and if you want to like what you see in the mirror, is you have to say what you really believe.

Someone once said to me, 'Some of us choose to live with a lifeboat just a little bit out of our reach.' I'd like to reach a point where I no longer bullshit myself. I think that's the natural human condition - to lie to yourself. Because the truth is painful.