- Nov 07, 2020
Yourself Quotes
The hardest audience is yourself.
These quotes turn inward — an actor describing the fear that comes before any audience does, and thoughts on the quiet value of lowering the noise and simply listening more closely. For more on inner confidence, see Feel quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I like to have fun, but there are moments you need to show yourself, and that, for me, is on the pitch.
- Happiness Lies
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The mantra that you're given in Transcendental Meditation you keep to yourself. The reason being, true happiness is not out there, true happiness lies within.
- Essential Elements
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Writing a log line helps you define - for yourself - the essential elements of the plot. It will also let you know immediately if major components of the plot are missing.
- Good
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like it's always a good sign when you find yourself talking for hours about every topic ever. It's best when you just find the person interesting for no apparent reason.
- Bad
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My main piece of advice would be don't worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also don't be afraid to write a bad book. Give yourself permission to fail, and don't be afraid.
- Nature
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I was very shy and had low self-esteem; the only way to stop yourself getting beaten up was to turn your hand to being an idiot. At the beginning, it was survival, and after that, it became second nature.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't make people enjoy what you're doing unless you're enjoying it yourself.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think you're always trying to challenge yourself to do new things and not repeat yourself.
- Real
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's a sad and stupid thing to have to proclaim yourself a revolutionary just to be a decent man.
- Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I think laughter is the best medicine. If you can't laugh at yourself, then you can't laugh at life and the silliness of it all.
- More
- |
- Nov 07, 2020