"I was a complete loon, but I don't regret a bit of it"
About this Quote
The second clause is the real pivot. "But I don't regret a bit of it" doesn’t erase the mess; it legitimizes it. Mitra isn’t apologizing, she’s editing the narrative. Regret is the currency celebrities are expected to pay: confess the wild years, atone, then re-emerge marketable. Her refusal to regret short-circuits that redemption arc. It signals that the so-called lunacy was formative, pleasurable, maybe even necessary.
There’s also a sly recalibration of what counts as success. Instead of presenting a clean, aspirational timeline, she argues for a life with noise in it. The line reads like a post-PR truth: not a scandal denial, but an insistence that selfhood includes the unflattering parts. In 2026, that hits as both relatable and slightly radical: a public figure choosing self-ownership over self-sanitization.
Quote Details
| Topic | Letting Go |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Mitra, Rhona. (2026, January 16). I was a complete loon, but I don't regret a bit of it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-a-complete-loon-but-i-dont-regret-a-bit-of-120665/
Chicago Style
Mitra, Rhona. "I was a complete loon, but I don't regret a bit of it." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-a-complete-loon-but-i-dont-regret-a-bit-of-120665/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I was a complete loon, but I don't regret a bit of it." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-a-complete-loon-but-i-dont-regret-a-bit-of-120665/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.






