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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.

You protect your being when you love yourself better. That's the secret.

Quotes by Isabelle Adjani

I've learned that to expose yourself, to reveal yourself is a test of your humanness.

Quotes by Isabelle Adjani

You must take the risk to disclose yourself in order to become more real, more human. And even if the price is high.

Quotes by Isabelle Adjani

It doesn't need to be that violent and crazy and wild. Having experienced it, you don't belong to yourself anymore. You belong to the passion... It's something you have to go through to learn what passion is about.

Quotes by Isabelle Adjani

I don't know if you ever say to yourself that you want to be an actress. It eventually becomes a social function - you are an actress and you make a living out of it, but at the beginning it's...

Quotes by Isabelle Huppert

Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.

Quotes by Isaac Watts

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

Quotes by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Credit you give yourself is not worth having.

Quotes by Irving Thalberg

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life...

Quotes by Irvin D. Yalom

It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became a lifestyle rather than a recreation. When you start lying and stealing, you cannot con yourself you're in control any more.

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

It's very difficult to be objective about yourself and your own circumstances, but one thing I do know about is that I grew up surrounded by storytellers.

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

I think my very best piece of advice is be yourself.

Quotes by Irene Rosenfeld

Do what in your heart you know is right. It is easy to get caught up in your ambitions, but no job is worth not being true to yourself.

Quotes by Irene Rosenfeld

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.

Quotes by Iris Chang

I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.

Quotes by Iris Chang

For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.

Quotes by Irrfan Khan

What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.

Quotes by Irrfan Khan

Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you're lacking inside, you've fulfilled that.

Quotes by Irrfan Khan

You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.

Quotes by Ira Sachs

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.