Ayelet Waldman

The capacity for extravagant emotion that my husband finds so attractive in me can be exhausting, especially to a child. My moods are mercurial, and this can be terrifying. I know, because I was a daughter of a mother with a changeable temperament.

Israeli Novelist

H. Jon Benjamin

Writing is the hardest for me. It doesn't come as naturally as the other forms, and I feel far more dread during the process. Acting and voice acting are more mercurial and maybe come a little easier to me.

American Actor

Abi Morgan

Splendour' broke through to new territory for me. It exposed my commitment to writing for women: my desire to recognise that they can be as aggressive, violent, mercurial, and complex as men.

Welsh Playwright

Andy Serkis

I've done a lot of films that are purely live-action roles, and even if I hadn't come across performance capture as a technology, I think I'd always consider myself a sort of mercurial actor.

English Actor

Bill Bailey

There was something about stand-up that music wouldn't give me, which was my love of the spoken word and the mercurial tendency of language to respond to what happens to you.

English Comedian

Kalki Koechlin

I will say that my style sense is very mercurial. There are days when I love to be all comfy, relaxed in casual wear, and there are days when I go all matching, matching.

French Actress

Pat McGrath

Makeup is malleable and mercurial: The biggest joy I have every day is the opportunity to create, to play, and to invent with something I've loved forever.

Reggie Fils-Aime

The marketplace is absolutely mercurial. But what I love about our company is that we create a vision, and then we go all in.

American Businessman

Lexa Doig

I'm totally on a mission to find my signature scent, but I'm too mercurial.

Canadian Actress

Dervla Kirwan

Irish Actress

Suggests someone's mood is unpredictable, which might be viewed negatively.

Emotional Implication

'Mercurial' describes behavior, not physical changes or appearances.

Not Literal

Can be insulting if used to describe someone without careful thought.

Use with Caution

Used when discussing astronomical characteristics specific to Mercury.

Scientific Precision

Best used in academic or scientific discussion about Mercury.

Academic Context

Refers to the presence or characteristics of the element mercury.

Chemical Specificity

Highlights the need for caution due to mercury's toxicity.

Safety Awareness

Shows that a person's mood can change suddenly and unpredictably.

Emotional Unpredictability

Can be used to describe small but rapid emotional changes.