- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like being out on the cricket field and performing and playing in front of a crowd. I find it quite tricky when there are press photographers outside my house. It's all very bizarre.
- Criticism
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is one thing being scrutinised for playing a bad shot as a batsman or bowling a bad spell as a bowler, but the captaincy adds an extra dimension. The criticism is slightly harder to take.
- Cricket
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one thing we need to do to continue to maintain Test cricket as being special is cutting down the amount and make it a real occasion rather than playing one after another.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think too much. Being in my body is much more satisfying than being in my head.
- Nov 07, 2020
As an adolescent, Spider-Man was what got me through tough times in terms of being a skinny kid.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no interest in being known as a celebrity; 'celebrity' is a pretty disgusting word. It's part of the brainwashing of the culture, part of the false idolatry of those that are only human, and I don't want to participate in that.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I found out about being cast in 'Spider-Man,' it was like this bubble developed around me. I was floating in it for a while. And then, suddenly, it evaporated, and I was like, 'Well, I'm just an actor. I don't get to actually be Spider-Man.'
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
What 'Survivor' is really about is the inescapability of your being yourself, even when you have told yourself you can be someone different for 30 days.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's one of those things; you just get a very nice stroke from being included in the next thing.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
It would be lovely to live in a world where trans-female models were treated as female models, and trans-male models were treated the same as male models rather than being a niche commodity.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020