"Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance"
About this Quote
"I don't trust myself" is the tell. Coming from an actor whose most famous role is the ultimate controlled instrument (Bond: tailored, lethal, self-contained), it reads like an inversion of the brand. Craig hints at the invisible cost of performing competence for a living: when your job is to inhabit others, the idea of being alone with your own impulses can feel less like peace and more like an echo chamber. The confession isn’t self-pity; it’s self-surveillance.
"I need that balance" lands as both relationship logic and mental hygiene. Balance implies counterweights: partners, family, friends, routines - people who call your bluff, puncture your internal narratives, keep you from becoming the caricature of yourself. In an industry that rewards extremes (adulation, scrutiny, travel, artificial intimacy), Craig frames dependence not as weakness but as a practical corrective.
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Craig, Daniel. (2026, January 17). Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/being-on-your-own-would-be-sad-sick-and-weird-i-47415/
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Craig, Daniel. "Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/being-on-your-own-would-be-sad-sick-and-weird-i-47415/.
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"Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/being-on-your-own-would-be-sad-sick-and-weird-i-47415/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.





