John Cameron Mitchell Quotes

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

I think, for one, we have to really accept that anger is a normal human emotion that can be a positive force for change.

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it.

Anger is an emotion, not a compass.

I think anger is a good thing.

My anger is constructive.

I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.

Sometimes you get submerged by emotion. I think it's very important to express it - which doesn't necessarily mean hitting someone.

I believe anger is a wasted emotion, and I don't like to waste emotions.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.

Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified.

I find rage to be the scariest emotion as an actor, for me personally, to tap into. I don't like anger, and I don't like conflict particularly in my life. I like everybody to be nice and things to be easy.

Now I've come to a place where I believe that anger doesn't really make me a better actor.

I was very sensitive, so when sensitivity has no place to go, it's often turned into anger or frustration.

There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

One reason why it has become harder to promote the beneficial side of emotions such as anger is that the moral vocabulary of good and bad has been replaced by the self-help lexicon of positive and negative thinking.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

Your anger is a gift.

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.