James Blunt Quotes

I've always had to force myself to make friends and speak to people. My parents were quiet, and it took me a while to get used to the fact that people talk about their feelings, their problems.

I think in real life most of us don't know how to communicate our deepest feelings very well.

I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing.

If you express yourself too much, you're considered weak.

I'm quite British in the sense of not expressing my emotions much. I save it for my songs. If you ask about a death in the family, or a lover, I will not be emotional. I'd probably answer with a smile. Because that's what we British blokes do.

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.

One of Brando's problems is that he can't have a conversation with anyone.

I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny - I just never put it to use.

I'm very quiet. I can go a whole week without talking, so doing interviews is really awkward for me!

Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.

I say what I feel. I try to be tactful, but I can't not say what I feel. I have a really big problem with that.

I'm not sure I have a natural gift. I think it's just that some people have an easier time expressing their emotions, maybe because of the way they've been raised, and I've always been expressive.

I never have anything to talk about.

I'm not like normal people. I'm no good at relationships. I draw drama to me - it's the Jew in me.

Music is my way out. I keep things locked up and never say anything. I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships.

I think I need to play somebody who expresses themselves and is able to communicate on a more open level, something really different.

I don't always feel comfortable being outwardly aggressive.

I wasn't very good a communicating as a kid. I wasn't very good at speaking my mind, and I went through some challenges as a kid with my family, as we all do.

Any 'artist' makes a living by expressing what others can't - because they're unaware of their feelings, they're too afraid to express those feelings, or they lack the skills to communicate and be understood.

My career is based off of me talking about my emotions.

Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I'm not sure I'm suited to it.

As a father, I've tried to encourage my children to have a broader and deeper emotional life than I've had. I want my sons to be able to express their feelings about things.

It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

I'm socially awkward in life, and that's one of the reasons why I do what I do. I'm more about interpreting other people's words.