113 Quotes by Drew Pinsky

Narcissism is not about self love. It's a clinical trait that belies a deep sense of emptiness, low self-esteem, emotional detachment, self-loathing, extreme problems with intimacy.

I, myself, have not infrequently come across recovering addicts years later that I had given up on. It is like seeing a ghost come to life. The transformations can be astonishing.

Romeo and Juliet' is two love addicts acting out, and look how that ended.

Just like everybody else, celebrities have brains and those brains get conditions - addiction, depression.

We want to blame people who have brain disorders - they should somehow be able to magically rise above it. It's a profound misconception.

When you get your viral load down to zero, you reduce the risk of transmission of HIV by 90 percent.

Patrick Melrose' is a frantically accurate exploration of the addict mind tormented by trauma, magnificently brought to life by Benedict Cumberbatch. At its core, it is a story that has a timeless quality with echoes of Cervantes.

Humans need intimacy. We've destroyed it in our country.

Childhood trauma is the rocket fuel for addictive pathology, and this fundamental truth is laid bare in 'Patrick Melrose.'