- 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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you.
- Funny Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a funny thing having a recording be part of your career. It means you can go back and revisit yourself, in a way most people don't.
- Nov 07, 2020
Anytime you're sitting there writing a book about yourself, it's a pretty self-fulfilling prophecy, I guess.
- Distinctive
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think it really serves to make the world a better place, when you're only concerned about yourself.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are many ways to go about a story. And if you give yourself some formal constraints, it just makes the job so much - maybe 'easier' isn't the right word, but because you know your boundaries, you can just play within those boundaries much more, so it's much more fun to do.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with child abuse. So if you're constantly putting yourself in an environment where you're checking up on social economics or homelessness problems, if you keep yourself aware of it, you don't really have a day off.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.
- Nov 07, 2020
There's a thin line between catering to the masses and making a fool of yourself; I try to walk that line.
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- Nov 07, 2020