Depression is a surfeit of empathy - a killing empathy - that makes depressives great friends to everyone but themselves. Having a self is a rough business, and depressives can empathize with others who have to deal with it, but not with themselves. Michael Redhill businessdealdepression share on social
I have a strange habit of walking down streets and staring up, rather than looking at shopfronts and stuff like that. Michael Redhill habitshopfrontstare Change image and share on social
Like a lot of people, I've often wondered what else I might have been. When I was younger, but even after I was a child, I thought Batman was the whole package. Smart, calculating, pragmatic. Depressed, but in a way women found hot. Tragic at his core and struggling with his demons while trying to save the world. Michael Redhill batmancalculatechild share on social
I found that through my life, living in the city of Toronto, I look above the Pizza Pizza sign, and I look above the other signs and window dressing, and I see evidence of a city that no longer exists in the keystones and the decorations that line the tops of buildings. That presence of the old city has always moved me. Michael Redhill buildingcitydecoration share on social
No one is depressed when they're asleep, which is why being in bed is such a safe place if you're really down. Michael Redhill asleepbeddepress Change image and share on social
Having a child is sowing the seeds of your own obsolescence: birth is the fuse that leads to that other thing. You appear, you replace yourself, you die. Michael Redhill birthchilddie Change image and share on social
We are already so many things by the time we reach the middle of life that it is possible to see that really anything can happen, and that, by extension, anything is doable. I decided I'd write 'The Calling' as someone else. Another writer entirely, a fictional one who would be played by me. Michael Redhill calldecidedoable share on social
I wasn't against becoming a dad: I'd had a good childhood, as childhoods go, and as role models, my imperfect parents were as good as or better than most. Michael Redhill childhooddadgood Change image and share on social
I'd had an early stint in acting school, and there was something satisfying about becoming a character, about being inside another mind that you had to create out of yourself. As I moved toward a life in writing, I found many of the things I'd learned in acting school still applied. Michael Redhill actapplycharacter share on social
I've always loved Houdini, not just because of what he did, but also because of what he stood for. He was a self-made man in a time when the idea of celebrity was still new, and he used his celebrity for good. Michael Redhill celebritygoodhave share on social