- Comedy
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- 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
- Conclusive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
- Moving On
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- Nov 07, 2020
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.
- Build
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- Nov 07, 2020
Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's about believing in yourself and ignoring the fact that men dominate it. In fact, I feel women are as strong as men.
- Encompass
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gestating characters feels something like the mental equivalent of gestating a baby. In both cases, to create them you lose yourself. Or at least you reshape yourself to encompass them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stand-up comedy is a really lonely profession: you 'perform for 2000 people, then you go to a hotel room by yourself and stare at a wall.
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to keep proving yourself over and over again.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're a good actor, you should be able to do soap, comedy, Shakespeare, musicals, pantomime, and something like 'Frozen.' Of course, you will be better at some things, but who says you can't do them all? The intent should always be to stretch yourself and broaden your horizons.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for your readers, not just for yourself. Many writers say that they write to be loved. I place myself among those writers.
- Nov 07, 2020
Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are a woman with this full life who is incredibly ambitious like I am, you have to find somebody who is into it, respects it, encourages it, and celebrates it because he loves that about you. Otherwise, you're going to feel like you're muting yourself.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020