- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
He was an amazing - John McTiernan really was an incredible director, probably the best I've worked with because he constantly busted me when he wasn't getting what he wanted.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always try to find some part of a character that exists in me and plug that in.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, when I did 'Thor,' they changed my lines at the last minute, and then I had to speak with an English accent - and it was horrifying. I was in front of a crew of 250 people on my first day - never happened to me before.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never thought I could model, and I certainly never thought about acting. It's just something that happened to me.
- Football Players
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- Nov 07, 2020
By high school, I was already tall - 5-foot-8 - and one day I made the mistake of wearing green tights. The football players all started calling me the Jolly Green Giant.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child, I loved to sing. When I was 8, my mother sent my brother and me to a summer music theater program in Texas. We did 'Guys and Dolls' at the camp, and I was so depressed when it was over. That's when I realized that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first experience with the arts must have been the sound of my mother singing to me when I was in the womb. The sound of my father singing to me when he held me. The sound of The Temptations records that they played.
- Best Part
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm still learning every night, with every opportunity to write something, to sing something, to perform any work. Every opportunity to do these things brings me further along the journey, and the best part is, no matter how far along I go, I have so much more to learn.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.
- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.
- Singing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having it all means different things to different people. I think it's an individual choice. Nothing is perfect. Everyone makes sacrifices. For me, it's worked out well. I have children. I have a very interesting career. But it's not for everybody.
- Not Good Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020