At one point in my 20s, I was about to quit acting. I'd had a crappy couple of years and I was depressed. My mom said, 'Don't give up! You'll be so mad at yourself.'
Riggan: [as Birdman] People, they love blood. They love action. Not this talky, depressing, philosophical bullshit.
I have my dark side like anybody, you know, depression, anxiety... and I write about gritty, real-life stuff.
It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that.
In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many.
This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me.
One is always alone in suffering; the fact is depressing when one happens to be the sufferer, but it makes pleasure possible for the rest of the world.
Going to the seaside in winter is like seeing your partner first thing in the morning. Ugly, depressing and troubled by wind.
Just remember that those who feel profoundly depressed are those whose happiness is likewise intense. What's so wrong with that?
I was born during the Depression in a little community just outside Waco, and I grew up listening to Franklin Roosevelt on the radio.
Life is meaning less when you realized that you are about to die. Till then, everything negative however trifle they may be, depress you.
Depression is boring, I think and I would do better to make some soup and light up the cave.
A bright smile has the strongest electrifying power to lift up the sagging morale and light up a depressed face effortlessly and immediately.
There are plenty of studies that have shown that depression is associated with decreased immunity. So I want to harness all of the positive emotional energy I can in a patient to get better.
Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person.
I don't understand people getting depressed about getting older. There is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well embrace it.
When entertainment was begun, during the Depression, it was supposed to take people's minds off reality. People could sing, dance, act or do anything. It was the type of entertainment that was available.
I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.
When I look for self-help books for myself, I used to be scared that I was going to pick up a book that would depress me even more.
It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.
Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.
