Cathartic Quotes
53 quotes by 49 authors
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Songwriting can be cathartic, but then you just keep it private. If you're going to play out and have other people listen to you, then…
— Patterson Hood
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Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.
— Brian Molko
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Mostly singing was cathartic, writing was cathartic, therapeutic. I don't think I had a goal, particularly, to sing or put it out there for anybody.
— Lisa Marie Presley
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I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger,…
— Lisa Marie Presley
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We're taught as young kids Acknowledge your mistakes, admit your lies, ... It's cathartic. That's what I think the speech did. He didn't just try…
— Mark Foley
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I really think, if anything, there is more evidence to show that the violent games reduce aggression and violence. There have actually been some studies…
— John Carmack
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Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.
— Robin Williams
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Valentine's Day is devoted to love. Why don't we have a day devoted to hatred? The raw, visceral hatred that is felt every hour of…
— George Carlin
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I dont know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, its always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon, sans anesthesia. As…
— Koren Zailckas
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Abused as we abuse it at present, dramatic art is in no sense cathartic; it is merely a form of emotional masturbation. It is the…
— Aldous Huxley
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Tart, cathartic virtue.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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For me, music is sort of my passion, more so than being an actor. I just never tried to make a career as a musician.…
— Steve Kazee
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Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be, but…
— Francesca Lia Block
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Great art is cathartic; it is always moral.
— Joyce Carol Oates
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Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls.
— Ellen Pompeo
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This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry…
— Sonja Sohn
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We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then…
— Bonnie Raitt
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I do find acting cathartic.
— Francesca Annis
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I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.
— Cary Elwes
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There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.
— Dave Chappelle
Who Wrote These Cathartic Quotes
49 authors contributed a total of 53 Cathartic Quotes, led by these top contributors: