Jacob Anderson Quotes

A million thoughts went through my mind. What little mind I have.

A mind concerned about danger is a clouded mind. It's paralyzing.

I feel like I'm in my own head a lot; it just feels amazing, but scary, weird and confusing.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

My thoughts are ridiculously loud and fast.

I find it really difficult to turn my head off. I find it difficult to zone out.

If I was to get nervous, then I'm wasting my energy.

When I'm not working, I think and I think when I get depressed.

Walks work for me. I enter some arena that is neither conscious or unconscious.

I don't write well when I'm sitting there sweating about every single phrase.

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.

You're able to do more when you're not clouded with wasted anxiety.

I am living for every day and trying to have less fear, less worry. But I have always worried about everything; it's in my nature. It's the thing that makes me suffer the most.

At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

To be honest, I feel like I think too much. So I like working out because it makes me kind of relax.

'What if?' statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.

I think so much about everything. I'm obsessive.

I do find real life a bit overwhelming sometimes. I'm totally chaotic.

My head's never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' where I have to follow the crime. If I can't turn my head off during that, I know I've really got a problem.

Planning and worrying and chaos in your mind? Forget it. What's the point of that?

I'm not a super nervous guy in general. I don't live a ton of my life in my head.

If you clear your mind, you can fill it with your character. If it is cluttered, if it is anxious, if you're thinking about your date, about your dinner, about filling your refrigerator, there's no room. There's no room for the character you're trying to build.