I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me.
I am not a calm, happy person. I am complicated.
I'm quite an emotional person... I ain't just this Northern brat all the time.
People are not problems to be solved. They are mysteries to be explored.
We are, each of us, a multitude. Within us is a little universe.
Each of us is several, is many,is a profusion of selves. So that the self who disdains his surroundings is not the same as the self who suffers or takes joy in them. In the vast colony of our being there are many species of people who think and feel in different ways. Livro Do Desassossego
I've got different things going on - part spiritualist, part humanitarian, part brat.
We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do.
Most people, I believe, when they're asked profound questions about their own persona are not really able to enunciate it, because it's a combination of so many things.
People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable.
Even with whatever people want to label me with, there are so many other sides to me.
I'm not particularly affable in real life, I have to tell you. I've got that side to me, of course, but that's not all I am.
I'm not a mean person, but I have a capacity for it.
Not everyone is the same. You can't label a person just because of what they do or what they've done.
So I got a lot of music because it's all different. I'm not just one side. I wanna show you the good, the bad, and the ugly. I wanna be as truthful as I can because I love music.
We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph.
There was so much about my dad that wasn't on the surface.
I'm grateful that the public think of me as a sweet guy, but there are times when I get worried that my behavior would disappoint the public. I'd like to show them that there are different sides of me.
Mike Tyson is the most complex person I've ever met in my life. I've known Mike since 1986. We're both from Brooklyn. I didn't know him growing up, but once he became heavyweight champion, I knew him then.
There' s a duality in myself, and it's also what I try and instill in my roles.
We all have different sides; nobody is just one thing.
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
We all contain mysteries, especially when seen from the inside.
There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.
I don't want everybody to just see the baseball side of me.
