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Fixated Quotes

On obsession, focus, and letting go.

This collection gathers quotes about fixation, including the reminder not to be fixated on the ups and downs of weekly ratings. See also our Change quotes.

I think that we shouldn't be fixated all the time on the ups and downs of the weekly ratings, of the quarter-hour ratings.

Quotes by Walter Isaacson

I know I have sex appeal, but I've never felt like an actual sex symbol. Fans sometimes think I am. The majority of them are sweet about it, but occasionally somebody weird becomes totally fixated upon me.

Quotes by Teena Marie

I feel that to a great extent, the industry is fixated with fair skin, and that needs to change.

Quotes by Tamannaah

When 'Brain on Fire' premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016, I fixated on inconsequential things like what dress I would wear and how much weight I wanted to lose. I lost my perspective.

Quotes by Susannah Cahalan

Accept Quotes

I was fixated on Prince's 'Black Album' for a long time.

Quotes by Rivers Cuomo

The conquistadors and their followers were very rough people, and they were fixated on gold and silver. They were oblivious to the astonishing achievements of the Inca civilisation.

Quotes by Peter Shaffer

The way I work is I'll basically become kind of fixated on a very stripped-down genre, like revenge or something like that, and just start layering on top of that and entering in thoughts and ideas, and then the story...

Quotes by Panos Cosmatos

My friends in college, several of whom are still my closest companions, would tell you that I was almost obsessed with becoming - fixated on creating - the future that I envisioned for myself: one of expanding to know my...

Quotes by Mahershala Ali

From a neighbour, I got a one-day-old duckling and found, to my intense joy, that it transferred its following response to my person. At the same time, my interest became irreversibly fixated on water fowl, and I became an expert...

Quotes by Konrad Lorenz

Altered Quotes

I think people get fixated on the example of an idea.

Quotes by Josh Homme

I'm not fixated on death but I know tomorrows are not guaranteed.

Quotes by Jim Ross

When you're doing a network show in the States, you're just a slave to the ratings. There's so much money invested that there's this pervasive atmosphere of fear and anxiety. Every morning after an episode of your show airs, everyone...

Quotes by Jeffrey Klarik

I wanted to leave home, and I didn't know where I was going or what I was going to do or what would happen. That's youth, though. Being fixated on things. I was fixated on being a writer.

Quotes by James Avery

Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.

Quotes by Ian Hart

Change Quotes

In 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' protagonist Winston Smith works at a propaganda department for the state called the 'Ministry of Truth,' where inconvenient news can be discarded down a 'memory hole.' Orwell was fixated on the idea that under certain governments, the...

Quotes by Elizabeth Flock

I'm kind of fixated with old Hollywood, like Marilyn Monroe.

Quotes by Edy Ganem

Being authentic can be a good thing in that often people who are fixated on that are also fixated on having very high standards, so they may maintain something they think has tremendous value. On the other hand, most of...

Quotes by Edgar Meyer

Some in favour of Brexit are so fixated on leaving the E.U., they keep arguing that any attempt to change it is some form of sabotage.

Quotes by Dominic Grieve

I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing.

Quotes by David Harsanyi

Good Quotes

I don't think I can write a book as nihilistic as some of my early ones. They're so bleak. I don't think I would enjoy that as much anymore. You really become fixated on ways out.

Quotes by Daniel Woodrell

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this fixated quotes collection about?
This page gathers quotes about becoming fixated, whether on ratings, public image, appearance standards, or a single narrow idea.
Why do people search for fixated quotes?
Readers look for these quotes when writing about obsession, unhealthy focus, or the pressure to meet a fixed standard.
Do these quotes describe fixation on public metrics?
Yes, one quote argues against constantly obsessing over how weekly and quarter-hour ratings rise and fall from one period to the next.
Do any quotes describe industry-wide fixation?
Yes, one quote points to an industry fixated on fair skin as a standard that needs to change, naming it directly as a problem.
Is fixation described as something fans experience too?
Yes, one quote describes fans who become totally fixated on a public figure, most harmlessly but occasionally in an uncomfortable way. See our Change quotes for related reflection.

Other quotes describe fans fixated on a public image, and people who get stuck fixating on a single example of an idea. Browse our Accept quotes.