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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.

Just trust those around you and trust yourself.

Quotes by Johnny Simmons

I think turning 30 - and same with turning 21, 25, or turning 18 - those are moments in life where something new is expected of you, or you expect something new from yourself.

Quotes by Johnny Simmons

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Quotes by Johnny Unitas

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Quotes by Johnny Unitas

The skating community is very fickle. And with me, they're especially fickle for whatever reason. Maybe I bring it on myself, but if you don't prove yourself and you don't skate consistently, then they can very easily write you off...

Quotes by Johnny Weir

Westminster politics is very unattractive, and people are channelling political energy into more inward questioning - there are a lot of musicians whose songs are all about feeling, and it's almost like that's the only safe place to express yourself.

Quotes by Johnny Flynn

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in doing what you do, you set yourself challenges. So I said, Okay, I'll try to write a hundred tunes in a year.

Quotes by John Zorn

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Quotes by Johnny Depp

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

Quotes by John Wooden

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

Quotes by John Wooden

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

Quotes by John Wooden

As an adult, you think of yourself as being someone else when you're away from your family, but when you come back to your family, you suddenly find yourself back in the exact same role that you always had in...

Quotes by John Wells

It is very different trying to help a community organization than trying to sell yourself or sell a product.

Quotes by John W. Rogers, Jr.

I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally,...

Quotes by John W. Thompson

We seem to have lost our contact with the primordial: the idea of - call it divine revelation as opposed to something that's learned by the human intellect - something that, if you lay yourself completely open, and you just...

Quotes by John Tavener

I think everybody should have the attitude that you can't allow yourself to be hurt. You avoid a lot just with that attitude.

Quotes by John Stockton

To be a great player and a great scorer, you have to find ways to get yourself open and get shots off. It's a dog fight.

Quotes by John Stockton

There's something really interesting about having those close friends that you've had incredible times with but growing up and away from them. The underlying tensions, the shifting in the group dynamic, the little lies you tell to big yourself up:...

Quotes by John Simm

Where questions of style and exposition are concerned I try to follow a simple maxim: if you can't say it clearly you don't understand it yourself.

Quotes by John Searle

I came out of UCB and, before that, punk rock, and the whole deal was you do it yourself. Get up and rent the space, get up and press your own records, get up and silkscreen your own tees, get...

Quotes by John Ross Bowie

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of advice or reflection do these "Yourself" quotes offer?
A mix - one is about horror filmmaking and needing to scare yourself first, another is about the value of silence and truly listening, one touches on acting and avoiding self-judgment, and another argues entertainers aren't responsible for teaching children lessons parents haven't taught at home.
Is there a quote about acting or performance here?
Yes, one quote discusses the importance of staying "a blank space" while doing fantasy work as an actor, since judging yourself, the character, or the movie gets in the way of the performance. For more on craft and self-awareness, see the Best page.
Is there a quote about parenting or raising children?
Yes - one quote pushes back on the idea that entertainers should teach children life lessons, arguing that's a responsibility that belongs at home, taught by parents "yourself."
Does this page have anything about silence or listening?
Yes, one quote reflects on the value of silence, suggesting there's something good in turning the volume down and really listening - even calling it "a brand new thing." Browse the Feel page for more on inner experience and awareness.
Is there a quote related to horror or fear?
Yes, one short quote states: "The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself." It's a line about horror filmmaking and confronting your own fears first. For more upbeat reflections, check out the Good and Life pages.

Several entries also touch on craft and responsibility: resisting self-judgment while performing, and the idea that parenting duties can't be handed off to entertainers. Continue with Best quotes or Good quotes for related themes.