Valtteri Bottas Quotes

Me, I don't want to put the pressure on myself.

I try and act like I'm all there. But I'm not!

There are a lot of things that I'm allowing myself to be, but it's a conscious effort to experience contentment for me. My brain doesn't do that naturally. I'm very overwhelmed all of the time.

It's hard to distinguish when I was actually struggling from when I only felt like I was struggling - which was pretty much always.

I want to be good all the time, so I feel anxious. But if you weren't like that, you'd be dead, wouldn't you? If you went out happy down the road, la la la. I've never been like that. I don't want to be.

And I think for me there's a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are.

I found out that I couldn't have a nervous breakdown. I tried a couple of times, but it just didn't work out. My mind, my body wouldn't let me.

I guess I kind of realized that my whole life isn't one giant press junket. I don't have to be smiling all the time and always have the perfect answer.

I just try and surround myself, for the biggest proportion of time that I can, with people who make me feel normal, because constantly feeling abnormal is quite difficult.

I'm going to have my moody times.

Somebody asked me at one stage, 'Are you depressed?' And I said, 'Are you kidding me? I'm not depressed.' But you know what? I was. I was, but I just didn't realize it, because all these things happen, and you just don't know how to deal with emotions.

If you don't feel right, you're going to try to tweak every pitch, every little thing, things that probably don't even need tweaking.

I felt I was a bit switched off for years, not really caring about things. I don't know if that's depression or whatever, but I was thinking 'I might. Aye I will. No, I willnae' as far as getting a second series goes.

It can be easy to get caught up in craziness or insecurity.

I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I think it's safe to say that each of us has at least one issue we are passionate about and struggle with, issues that robs us of our peace, our joy and our ability to experience love.

I don't put myself under pressure.

Googling me, you talk about being depressed. First of all there's 18 websites that predict my early death.

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.

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche.

The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can't package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.

It is clear to me that one of the biggest obstacles we face as human beings is the pain we put ourselves through when we resist and wrestle with our emotions.

There are some days when you don't feel like being Alan Cumming.