I've been running my whole life. Running into bars, running around the world. But when you have a child, you can't run. That was a revelation.
Craig FergusonRead
Be careful who you choose as your hero or who you choose to deify, be it Clay Aiken or Barack Obama. You put all you're hope and all your dreams and all your ideas about stuff into one human being. They're a human being they're going to let you down. You can't make someone your hero because of something you read on the internet. The internet is not a source of information it is a source of disinformation.
I've been running my whole life. Running into bars, running around the world. But when you have a child, you can't run. That was a revelation.
I remember talking to someone early on after I was sober about how I suddenly felt awkward at parties. They said, 'Well, you're supposed to. Everyone feels awkward at parties.' It's an appropriate feeling to feel.
A lot of people come to L.A. looking for something. What I came here for, I realize now, is to be okay with myself.
I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.
If I start giving people what they like I'll turn into one of them and I don't want to be one of them I want to be one of me.
When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die.
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