John Hodgman Quotes

Fear and Guilt are the only enemies of man.

I'm afraid of making a mistake. I'm not totally neurotic, but I'm pretty neurotic about it. I'm as close to totally neurotic as you can get without being totally neurotic.

I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful.

I may have a slightly paranoid nature, a fear of losing control of my life.

I don't like the feeling of being unhappy. I don't like the feeling of being unsure about myself, or uncertain with where something's going - I would rather turn away. I just can't feel like that ever again. It's just horrible.

As usual, my mind is spinning in circles...is it me? Am I making mountains out of molehills? Being too analytical? Worrying about nothing? Being emotional?

She wept with shame for her lack of will and with fear for a love she couldn't control.

My anxieties have anxieties.

Insecurity is not just a state of mind.

I'm just one gigantic ball of rancid fear and self-consciousness. I'm entirely fueled by fear, so the fact that I knew it could be a catastrophic disaster made me unable to sleep, and made me work quite hard.

While there's life, there's fear.

I was wracked with insecurity.

I'm afraid of me.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

I can't deal with actors! I can't deal with myself. We're neurotic and miserable ... I love doing what I'm doing, but while I'm doing it, I'm miserable.

I just always had this feeling inside me of always being nervous and afraid of situations.

I was so worried about winning, it was as if I was caught up in my own web.

Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.

I'm so loud, as if I know what I'm on about, but deep inside, I'm so insecure. Just a little girl.

Everybody feels good in their skin for about a minute a day, and the rest of the day, you're just trying to navigate your way through the sea of terror.

Not being happy really is my fear.

I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my (well-earned) insecurity.

I criticise myself an awful lot. I do worry to the point that I don't think it's very healthy. I'm always picking my flaws. It's a terrible anxiety I have. I wish I could pretend nothing fazes me, but it does.

I can't imagine that anybody is as screwed up as I am.

I'm really insecure about everything.