Saturday self-concept
"The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us."
-Quentin Crisp
Darren's take:
OW! Slap on the humility there. But then again I've learned to take what people say about me with a grain of salt. I mean, I got into the life I have (an actor who turned his back on business, ex-activist, sometime philanthropist out of the closet, living far away in California) knowing the consequences. I know who I am and I know what people think of me. I cannot stop them from coming up with these ideas, though I can present myself to be a decent human being so the blow can be mitigated. Sometimes.
But you know what, I don't entirely owe it to them either. So take that, Crisp!
-Quentin Crisp
Darren's take:
OW! Slap on the humility there. But then again I've learned to take what people say about me with a grain of salt. I mean, I got into the life I have (an actor who turned his back on business, ex-activist, sometime philanthropist out of the closet, living far away in California) knowing the consequences. I know who I am and I know what people think of me. I cannot stop them from coming up with these ideas, though I can present myself to be a decent human being so the blow can be mitigated. Sometimes.
But you know what, I don't entirely owe it to them either. So take that, Crisp!