--- title: "13 Myself Quotes By John Grant" description: "13 Myself quotes by John Grant. Plus more from John Grant and more Myself sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/john-grant-4412_fall-apart_i-just-felt-that-i-was-going-to-fall-apa_1822705.png" --- > [I just felt that I was going to fall apart if I didn't learn to be myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-just-felt-that-i-was-going-to-fall-apart-if-i-didn-t-learn-to-be/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/john-grant-4412_fall-apart_i-just-felt-that-i-was-going-to-fall-apa_1822705.png) > [I can't allow myself to censor myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-can-t-allow-myself-to-censor-myself/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/john-grant-4412_allow_i-can-t-allow-myself-to-censor-myself-15_1524859.png) > [I can only live in the world of truth, inasmuch as I'm able to be truthful with myself at any given point,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-can-only-live-in-the-world-of-truth-inasmuch-as-i-m-able-to-be/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/john-grant-4412_day_i-can-only-live-in-the-world-of-truth-in_1188505.png) > [I'm angry because I was so scared for so many years about just being myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-m-angry-because-i-was-so-scared-for-so-many-years-about-just-being/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/john-grant-4412_anger_i-m-angry-because-i-was-so-scared-for-so_2177537.png) > [I can't create music if I'm wearing a mask and not being myself, and that was the problem with The Czars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-can-t-create-music-if-i-m-wearing-a-mask-and-not-being-myself-and/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/john-grant-4412_being-myself_i-can-t-create-music-if-i-m-wearing-a-ma_669998.png) > [When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/when-i-got-into-languages-i-needed-to-amass-things-to-make-myself/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/john-grant-4412_human_when-i-got-into-languages-i-needed-to-am_3215040.png) > [I'm quite gregarious. But when it comes to relationships, I mean, I'm no good at it. I suck at it. And people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-m-quite-gregarious-but-when-it-comes-to-relationships-i-mean-i-m-no/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/john-grant-4412_good_i-m-quite-gregarious-but-when-it-comes-t_1535332.png) > [I feel like, in the Czars, for example, I was afraid. I couldn't express myself. I didn't have a connection to myself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-feel-like-in-the-czars-for-example-i-was-afraid-i-couldn-t-express/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/john-grant-4412_afraid_i-feel-like-in-the-czars-for-example-i-w_1181553.jpg) > [The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-lead-character-in-adaptation-is-pretty-much-me-but-with-more/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/john-grant-4412_adaptation_the-lead-character-in-adaptation-is-pret_3094186.png) > [I realized that a lot of the things I had been telling myself about not being good enough just weren't true, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-realized-that-a-lot-of-the-things-i-had-been-telling-myself-about/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/john-grant-4412_chance_i-realized-that-a-lot-of-the-things-i-ha_1386140.png) > [I had never considered myself a political guy, but there are certain things I can't shut up about. When I hear people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-had-never-considered-myself-a-political-guy-but-there-are-certain/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/john-grant-4412_animals_i-had-never-considered-myself-a-politica_354272.png) > [I felt like a failure for so long because I wasn't able to access myself in the way I knew I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-felt-like-a-failure-for-so-long-because-i-wasn-t-able-to-access/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/john-grant-4412_failure_i-felt-like-a-failure-for-so-long-becaus_3125117.jpg) > [I have to strip away all the layers when I'm writing the song. I have to cut through all these layers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-have-to-strip-away-all-the-layers-when-i-m-writing-the-song-i-have/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/john-grant-4412_around_i-have-to-strip-away-all-the-layers-when_2332303.jpg) ## Other authors on Myself ## More by John Grant > [People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/people-have-always-painted-me-like-a-pessimist-like-somebody-who-sees/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-most-horrifying-thing-i-ever-did-was-work-as-a-steward-on-an/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I don't really experience much embarrassment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-don-t-really-experience-much-embarrassment/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I have trouble with things like Facebook. It presents such a warped vision. I get sick of people's opinions about every little thing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-have-trouble-with-things-like-facebook-it-presents-such-a-warped/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-1980s-were-all-about-synths-for-me-and-it-never-went-away-after/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I loved the whole New Romantic, New Wave thing... New Order, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Blancmange, Yazoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-loved-the-whole-new-romantic-new-wave-thing-new-order-soft-cell/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > ['Ernest Borgnine' is sort of my version of Woody Allen's 'Purple Rose Of Cairo' in that it's about the occasional difficulty of coming to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/ernest-borgnine-is-sort-of-my-version-of-woody-allen-s-purple-rose-of/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I feel uncomfortable when I think about my father listening to my records, because I don't want to hurt him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-feel-uncomfortable-when-i-think-about-my-father-listening-to-my/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I don't cry easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-don-t-cry-easily/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I had never considered myself a political guy, but there are certain things I can't shut up about. When I hear people say things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-had-never-considered-myself-a-political-guy-but-there-are-certain/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [The thing is I don't feel like my story is special. I don't feel like it's different to anybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-thing-is-i-don-t-feel-like-my-story-is-special-i-don-t-feel-like/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it highlights them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-think-the-humor-when-applied-in-the-right-amount-only-serves-to/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel like it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-just-feel-like-this-guy-who-s-visiting-the-music-business-over-the/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I've kept most of my friends for decades, and I continue to make new friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-ve-kept-most-of-my-friends-for-decades-and-i-continue-to-make-new/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I'm very proud that I have learned German and Russian. Especially Russian, because of how difficult and beautiful it is and because of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-m-very-proud-that-i-have-learned-german-and-russian-especially/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/myself/john-grant/#itemlist", "name": "13 Myself Quotes By John Grant", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just felt that I was going to fall apart if I didn't learn to be myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Grant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-just-felt-that-i-was-going-to-fall-apart-if-i-didn-t-learn-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/john-grant-4412_fall-apart_i-just-felt-that-i-was-going-to-fall-apa_1822705.png", "contentUrl": 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