“I really want to help people. I really want to give somebody that hope that they need to keep going.” Quote by Pattie Mallette
“My dad abandoned me when I was about two years old. So, he wasn't around to protect me the way I needed to be protected. I started getting sexually abused from the time I was about five years old to the time I was ten. It really messed with my sense of self worth and my sense of all that was good with the world, almost.” WorldWayYearsTwoSelfFiveNeededDadProtectTenMy DadSelf WorthFive YearsTwo YearsAbandonedProtectedSense Of SelfSexuallyFive Year OldsTwo Year Olds Author:Pattie Mallette
“Getting into my teen years, I was filled with so much shame and pain that I got really involved with drugs and alcohol. I was hanging out with the wrong people and getting involved in the wrong relationships and everything just sort of spun out of control.” PeopleYearsPainInvolvedDrugShameFilledAlcoholHanging OutDrugs And AlcoholSpun Author:Pattie Mallette
“One day I was 17 years old and I ended up trying to commit suicide and I ended up in the hospital. As a teenager, that was a really scary thing.” TryingYearsOne DaySuicideScaryCommitTeenagerHospitalsScary ThingsReally Scary Author:Pattie Mallette
“When you get knocked down you get knocked down in Round 1 of life, there's Round 2.” RoundsKnocked Down Author:Pattie Mallette
“I know some people need counseling but not everyone can afford it.” PeopleKnowsNeedsCounseling Author:Pattie Mallette
“I think it's hard for any parent to see anything negative said or done against your child and, when you can't directly do something about it, it's hard.” ThinkingChildrenSaidHardDoneParentNegativeOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Pattie Mallette
“Everything I do, I try to think, Okay, what are the ramifications? Like, with the clothes I wear, I prefer if it's grown organically, because cotton - which is what's used in most clothing - takes up 50 percent of all pesticide use.” IfsThinkingTryingUseUsedClothesPercentOkayClothingsCottonPesticidesRamifications Author:Woody Harrelson
“No matter what projects I'm taking on, I want to (do) things to help other people.” PeopleWantMatterHelpingProjectsNo Matter WhatHelping Others Author:Pattie Mallette
“I'm easy going for the most part but sometimes in the morning if I didn't sleep well I can be kind of grumpy. But my grumpiness doesn't have that much to do with my dissatisfaction with my station in life.” IfsWellsKindI CanSometimesEasySleepMorningStationsBe KindDissatisfactionGrumpySleep WellEasy GoingGrumpiness Author:Morgan Freeman
“I always knew that someone was going to come at me with a script to play God. It's just one of those things, the way your career is unfolding and all the talk about gravitas etc etc, so I had a strong feeling that someone was going to offer me the part of God. I was totally prepared to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' unless it was a comedy.” WayPlayFeelingsStrongCareersComedyOffersPreparedScriptsThanksJust OneEtcUnfoldingStrong FeelingGravitas Author:Morgan Freeman