Skip to main content

Wealth & Money Quote by Tom Bosley

"I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives"

About this Quote

Bosley’s line lands with the plainspoken authority of someone audiences spent decades trusting in their living rooms. Coming from an actor best known for embodying steadiness and decency, the sentiment works less as a celebrity “cause” slogan and more as a hand offered across a stigma gap. The key move is the first clause: “help people with depression understand.” He’s not positioning depression as a moral failure or a bad mood you can shake off; he’s naming it as a condition that can distort perception. In that framing, “hope” isn’t inspirational wallpaper, it’s corrective information.

The second half quietly shifts from emotion to infrastructure: “so that they can get the help they need.” The intent isn’t to be the help, but to reroute people toward treatment, community, and professional care. That’s a savvy distinction for a public figure. Celebrities can raise volume, not replace clinicians; Bosley’s language recognizes that without saying it outright.

“Rich, fulfilling lives” does cultural work, too. It refuses the low bar that often shadows mental health messaging: mere survival. It suggests depression doesn’t have to shrink your horizon permanently, and that treatment is not about becoming “normal,” but reclaiming range. Subtextually, he’s also speaking to those adjacent to depression - family, friends, fans - inviting them to see hope as practical, not sentimental, and to treat seeking help as an act of self-respect rather than embarrassment.

Quote Details

TopicMental Health
SourceHelp us find the source
Cite

Citation Formats

APA Style (7th ed.)
Bosley, Tom. (2026, January 16). I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-to-help-people-with-depression-understand-99420/

Chicago Style
Bosley, Tom. "I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-to-help-people-with-depression-understand-99420/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-to-help-people-with-depression-understand-99420/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

More Quotes by Tom Add to List
Tom Bosley on Hope and Seeking Help for Depression
Click to enlarge Portrait | Landscape

About the Author

USA Flag

Tom Bosley (born October 1, 1927) is a Actor from USA.

8 more quotes available

View Profile

Similar Quotes