Zazie Beetz Quotes

When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst.

You start acting in spite of your neuroses, not because of them.

It's not that I want to necessarily avoid my darker moments, but I don't capitalize them and put a crown on them and tote them around as the answer anymore.

I even tried to tell myself to live my best life today.

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we're taking on too much, but because we're taking on too little of what really strengthens us.

You can't embrace your whole life if you're shut down. I found out that I can't just run away and shut down. I'm losing the rest of my life doing that.

I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't.

Somewhere deep inside me was the will and determination not only to live, but to be a more present mother for my kids, instead of one who was emotionally unavailable because she was in so much pain, as my own mother was.

I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.'

I try to keep away exterior events that are going to make me do something negative internally to myself.

For many years when I was younger, I let negative things that people said about me affect my life. What I've learned is that it's really important to find the right support network, focus on the positive things in your life and quiet that negative voice in your head.

When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was that I learned to relax.

The message I want to give my fans is, always have a way to pull yourself out of the dark place. Don't sit and cry about it. Have your moment, and then get over it.

The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.

Words can make the illness a subject I can master, and not one that one simply emotes over.

I've found that a combination of therapy and medication, along with lifestyle choices like eating better and exercising regularly, helps me cope well with my anxiety.

I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.

There are times when I think, 'Do I have the energy to be upset?' and the answer is 'no.'

I love distracting myself, just like anyone else. But I also feel a more urgent need in myself to make an effort, to be present, and to try to be something that is in favor of life. Of human life.

Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.

I'm learning what triggers me. What to stay away from. What I do like and what I don't like. To me, I've learned so much about myself that now I'm a stronger person. But I still deal with anxiety. Anxiety doesn't go away.

I have to say I have an amazing therapist. She's my best friend for life. She's taught me how to balance everything out.