I haven’t lost faith in human nature and I haven’t decided to be less compassionate to strangers.
I think, especially in our business we meet a lot of people, and sometimes you spend so much time being nice to strangers, and so, you know, keeping a clear head and just being nice to each other. And that’s all the advice I can give.
Kids naturally tend to be a bit camera shy, especially in front of strangers.
It’s just astonishing to me, but not surprising in some respects, how dependent we are on the somewhat meaningless and certainly ephemeral feedback that we get from strangers on the Internet. I think that’s a dangerous dependence to develop.
I love talking to strangers and absorb their life experiences.
I felt like there was a certain standard that we held ‘Strangers’ to, so I think about that whenever I work on something.
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers’ gardens.
On airplanes, strangers confide in me the most deepest, darkest secrets. And I think they think I’ll understand. And I generally do understand.
There’s nothing like the freedom of being in a roomful of strangers and trying to make them laugh… You either sink or swim. It’s like verbal boxing.
Strangers still leave me self-conscious.
Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection.
If a natural disaster strikes your community, reach out to your friends, neighbors, and complete strangers. Lend a helping hand.
When you’re talking about a really horrible personal thing that happened to you… and it doesn’t get laughs… I feel really exposed and like I’ve overshared with some strangers.
Anything you can do to get more people to come to your live shows is good, because that’s where you can really do what you do. Everyone’s on the same page, and you don’t have to win strangers over as much.
I can only point out a curious fact. Year after year the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.
