{"slug":"thats-my-secret","name":"That's My Secret","url":"/templates/thats-my-secret.jpg","w":620,"h":348,"top":"THAT'S MY SECRET","bottom":"I'M ALWAYS ANGRY","description":"Bruce Banner reveals his secret: he is always angry. Swap in your own perpetual state for an instant confession meme.","keywords":"thats my secret meme, bruce banner meme, always angry meme, hulk secret meme, avengers meme, im always meme","year":2012,"origin":"From The Avengers (2012). Captain America asks Bruce Banner how he controls the Hulk. Banner looks back with a knowing half-smile and says, \"That's my secret, Captain. I'm always angry,\" before transforming. The line became a meme for confessing that some negative state people assume is occasional is actually your permanent condition. For another Hulk comfort moment, see Hulk Taco. For confession energy, see Confession Bear.","format":"classic","exampleCaptions":["THAT'S MY SECRET CAP","I'M ALWAYS BEHIND ON LAUNDRY"],"exampleAltText":"That's My Secret meme confessing to being permanently behind on laundry","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-05","howToMake":["Banner is already looking back with that knowing smile. Replace the bottom text with your own perpetual state","Top text is usually \"THAT'S MY SECRET CAP\" or a variation. Bottom text confesses the thing you are always doing, feeling, or avoiding","Widescreen image (620x348) gives a cinematic feel. Banner's half-smile and the city street background set the casual confession tone","White Impact with black outline reads well over the muted urban tones and Banner's dark jacket","Save your permanent confession as a PNG and share it whenever someone asks how you cope with something you never actually manage"],"seo":{"aliases":["That's My Secret Captain","Bruce Banner Secret Meme","Always Angry Meme","I'm Always Meme","Avengers Secret Meme"],"description":"Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) stands on a city street, looking back over his shoulder with a slight, knowing smile. He wears a dark jacket and has the calm demeanor of a man who has accepted something about himself. The background shows a gray urban street with some vehicles. His expression says he knows something you do not, and what he knows is that the thing you think he struggles with is actually just his default setting.","definition":"Bruce Banner reveals \"that's my secret, I'm always angry\" before transforming into the Hulk. The meme format replaces \"angry\" with any perpetual state the user lives in, confessing that what others see as an occasional problem is actually a constant.","useCases":[{"category":"Perpetual Tiredness","examples":["THAT'S MY SECRET CAP / I'M ALWAYS TIRED","THAT'S MY SECRET / I NEVER ACTUALLY SLEPT LAST NIGHT EITHER","THAT'S MY SECRET / I'VE BEEN RUNNING ON CAFFEINE SINCE 2019"]},{"category":"Chronic Disorganization","examples":["THAT'S MY SECRET CAP / I'M ALWAYS BEHIND ON LAUNDRY","THAT'S MY SECRET / I NEVER KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS","THAT'S MY SECRET / MY INBOX HAS BEEN UNREAD SINCE MARCH"]},{"category":"Emotional Confessions","examples":["THAT'S MY SECRET / I'M ALWAYS OVERTHINKING","THAT'S MY SECRET CAP / I'M ALWAYS ANXIOUS","THAT'S MY SECRET / I'M ALWAYS ONE BAD DAY FROM A BREAKDOWN"]},{"category":"Financial Reality","examples":["THAT'S MY SECRET / I'M ALWAYS BROKE","THAT'S MY SECRET CAP / I NEVER CHECK MY BANK ACCOUNT","THAT'S MY SECRET / I'VE BEEN \"TEMPORARILY\" BROKE FOR 5 YEARS"]},{"category":"Hunger & Food","examples":["THAT'S MY SECRET CAP / I'M ALWAYS HUNGRY","THAT'S MY SECRET / I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT MY NEXT MEAL","THAT'S MY SECRET / I ALREADY ATE LUNCH AT 10AM"]},{"category":"Work Confessions","examples":["THAT'S MY SECRET / I'M ALWAYS WINGING IT","THAT'S MY SECRET CAP / I NEVER READ THE DOCUMENTATION","THAT'S MY SECRET / I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING EITHER"]}]}}