Jim Curtis
ON THE RECORD · 21 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I would say I got into a motorcycle accident,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis admitted he was not always open about why he walks with a limp and would lie about the cause.
“What I’m saying is you don’t have to live as the victim. You don’t have to live in your suffering. It can become your power.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis told Aniston and the audience that people don't have to live as victims of their health challenges.
“It was the first time that I ever felt really accepted, because if they were making fun of me, I was truly accepted.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis described feeling accepted by coworkers who teased him on Wall Street.
“That [acceptance] was 25 years in the making for me.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis noted that his acceptance process took 25 years to develop.
“I feel blessed to be in a relationship with someone that is so open-hearted and kind and loving.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-08-31 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis emphasized on The Jamie Kern Lima Show that he feels blessed to be in a relationship with someone open-hearted and kind.
“My experience of her is so grounded and so open and caring and kind and loving.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-08-31 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis described his experience of Aniston as grounded, open, caring, kind, and loving on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.
“it’s time to change,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis described his realization during a hospital stay that led him to change his life.
“There’s a reality of life too. You have rent to pay and medical bills to pay and kids to feed, all of your stuff,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis acknowledged the practical realities of life such as rent, medical bills, and feeding children.
“That was an easy choice for me.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis said helping people who are suffering was an easy choice for him.
“I’m not a proponent for ‘drop everything and leave,'”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis responded to Aniston's question about advice for someone stuck in the rat race of life.
“Just relax, these won’t be very painful,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis teased Aniston before asking her questions from the audience.
“But I will say this: you don’t have to let fear stop you from living your dream. You can manifest at any time by placing your focus on the outcomes that you want.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis encouraged the audience not to let fear stop them from living their dreams and to manifest desired outcomes.
“Yes, please don’t adopt that.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis responded to Aniston's reaction about his feeling accepted when coworkers made fun of him.
“There are people who are just suffering because they don’t know what the next step is or they need a little bit of inspiration,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis explained that some people suffer because they don't know the next step or need inspiration.
“a long journey in which I realized I could have done it quicker.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis said overcoming his feelings through self-acceptance and self-love was a long journey he could have completed more quickly.
“It’s going really well,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-08-31 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis spoke about his relationship with Jennifer Aniston on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.
“accept it and love it,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis described the key to moving beyond a health challenge as accepting and loving it.
“I’m not saying here that if the doctor tells you to do something, you should get up and leave,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis spoke about his health journey during an onstage conversation with Jennifer Aniston at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
“I was so shameful that I had a medical condition. [I thought] I was broken in some way. I thought the motorcycle accident was at least a little macho.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis explained he felt shame about his medical condition and thought a motorcycle accident story sounded more macho.
“You’d never know it.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis responded to Aniston's revelation about her fear of public speaking.
“No, not yet. We’re still on track here,”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis responded to Aniston joking about whether she had embarrassed him.