Mandy Patinkin Quotes

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

My life. The life I'm living that's where all my inspiration comes from. Real life experiences.

Now you see how you are, the wisdom mixed in with all the scars.

In my new book, 'Binge,' I share essays about everything I've never told my viewers - touching on the best and worst days of my life, some hilarious, some embarrassing, but all extremely personal.

If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.

The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life.

When I go back and read my journals or fiction, I am always surprised. I may not remember having those thoughts, but they still exist and I know they are mine, and it's all part of making sense of who I am.

Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.

I am so enriched because so much has happened in my life. The way I can express myself is because of the life I have led. It's only when you experience life can you emote it.

Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through.

I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That's what acting is about.

My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life.

Music is a vital part of my life, and it has been since I was a kid. It helped me find my identity as a person, it helped me find my identity as an artist, and it helped me get in touch with emotions that I didn't know I had.

At the typewriter you find out who you are.

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

I think I can see more clearly now - about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am and the characters I have played - and I'm grateful for that.

Know thyself.

All my work is always that exploration of human nature.

I don't want to just tell my story - I want to share the experiences, life lessons, and values that have shaped who I am and my ideas for the future.

The words come from here. From memories, from dreams, from people I've known. I'm always writing and reflecting on life. I want to suck it all in.

If I could have a record that represents every stage of my life, I'd be putting out one a month. Everything is always changing, and so is the way that I feel about stuff.

I think about my journey sometimes.

We're all reflections of the lives we lead.

Writing is the only way I have to explain my own life to myself.

To dance at all is to confront oneself. It is the art of honesty.