Masking Feelings Quotes

I wouldn't tell Jill how I felt. I behaved in such a way that was opposite to how I felt. I must have seemed strong to her. I didn't want to bring her down.

I hide hurt behind a fake smile. I wear it all the time. Everyone says how I always look so cheerful. Shows what they know I guess.

I am an appalling softie. But somehow, somewhere along the line, I've learnt how to hide it.

I think all jocks have a sensitive side. It's just, will they show it to anybody? Will they let their guard down and stop being tough and the cool jock guy around their friends, or just relax? I don't know if it's best to say opening up, but just relax and really say what you're actually thinking, and not what you think people want to hear.

I'm mostly a mess, and I hide it pretty well a lot of time.

Benedict may not be as hurt as he really is.

I don't mind someone saying I'm not good enough. It hurts more when someone says you're faking an injury.

Especially in our industry, everything is so prim and proper; you'll never really see anyone show their sad side, because everyone wants to be perfect.

I act like I'm always in a good mood when I'm not, but it's my job.

I have learned to smile when I wasn't happy, to sing when I didn't feel like it, and to do things just to please my fans.

In my deepest parts of sadness, I'm always making a joke or being sarcastic.

There's a lot of people who think that I am happy all the time.

Writing the book was itself a process of concealing and revealing.

All my life, my immediate response to emotional pain has been to make jokes. Lots of jokes.

Often the people with the biggest smiles can be struggling the most.

It was sadness, lostness, and the worst thing about it was the way it seemed like a default—like it was there all the time, and all her other expressions were just an array of masks she used to cover it up.

I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable.

I don't usually let people see me cry.

Also, he was smoking a cigar, and when a man is smoking a cigar, wearing a hat, he has an advantage; it is harder to find out how he feels.

People aren't always themselves. They're always holding back something.

I'm more insecure than I ever let anyone know; sometimes you protect yourself with this kind of armor that people see more than they see you.

I've still gotta come across as happy when inside I feel crap!

Most guys, tough or not, hide emotions. I know a lot of tough guys; they're just as weak as the next man, but they don't show it.

Even though I am smiling, I have some suffering in my heart.

You don't want to let on how hurt you are because some people will see that as a sign of weakness, they might use it against you.