I can't belong to groups. I've tried. I behave normally, but people don't look at me normally.
It is only by questioning what people take for granted, what people hold to be true, that we can break through the hypnosis of social conditioning.
Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky.
I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.
When I write, I wear earplugs. I don't want to be self-conscious. I don't want to be thinking about the fact that I'm thinking about it. I just want to be in it. It's one element of hypnosis.
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.
You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the other person's. Then again, you might try hypnosis.
By combining elements such as hypnosis, magic, neurolinguistic programming and psychology, I can make it appear that I can hack into people's brains.
I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is.
Hypnosis is a powerful force and in my opinion should be employed only by the best-trained and most ethical professionals for very important reasons.
Part of being an actor is almost self-hypnosis during those brief moments when the cameras are rolling. You want to actually believe you're Chris Gardner or Muhammad Ali.
I've tried body surfing. It's nice.
If I have any justification for having lived it's simply, I'm nothing but faults, failures and so on, but I have tried to make a good pair of shoes. There's some value in that.
I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self.
Hypnosis. You know, I'm not a big fan of that bark like a chicken, cluck like a dog stuff.
In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book
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I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me.
I worked with some wonderful people, tried my best and I feel comfortable.