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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.

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

Quotes by Harvey Fierstein

It is easier to act yourself into a new way of feeling than to feel yourself into a new way of acting.

Quotes by Harry Stack Sullivan

Tim Pigott-Smith once told me to never get off the carousel, i.e., just keep working. It's much harder to get back on and get a job when you're unemployed. But from my own experience, my advice would be keep the...

Quotes by Harry Hadden-Paton

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

Quotes by Harry Browne

I've always been a searcher - you know, a hunter. I'm certainly not the only one. They say actors shouldn't get political and everything, but you can't separate yourself. You can't disconnect yourself from anything.

Quotes by Harry Dean Stanton

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick

Recognizing truth requires selflessness. You have to leave yourself out of it so you can find out the way things are in themselves, not the way they look to you or how you feel about them or how you would...

Quotes by Harry Frankfurt

If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there will be no concealment; and you will see and hear things that will seem to...

Quotes by Harriet Ann Jacobs

We were orbiting around the idea of intent and context. We would take the bus into work, and if you said, 'Here's a shirt you might like,' and I open it on my mobile phone, I'm not going to pull...

Quotes by Harper Reed

You cannot make easy decisions unless you first commit yourself to hard solutions.

Quotes by Harri Holkeri

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.

Quotes by Harold MacMillan

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

A psychologist said to me, there are only two important questions you have to ask yourself. What do you really feel? And, what do you really want? If you can answer those two, you probably can leave your neuroses behind...

Quotes by Harold Ramis

First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and judgment?

Quotes by Harold Ramis

Get yourself a pedometer. It's an inexpensive device that fits in your pocket or clips on your pants and counts your steps.

Quotes by Harley Pasternak

Pick one exercise a day, a different exercise each day of the week for a different body part. You're setting yourself up for success because you don't need to go to the gym, you don't need any equipment, you don't...

Quotes by Harley Pasternak

Creating an overall healthy lifestyle for yourself doesn't require a radical diet or significant life change. In fact, it can be attained through common sense decisions about the way we eat, move, and live.

Quotes by Harley Pasternak

If you're ready to give yourself a little challenge, take a walk and mix in short bouts of jogging. It can boost your calorie burn and give you much needed cardiovascular benefits.

Quotes by Harley Pasternak

Don't take yourself too seriously! You only live once!

Quotes by Harley Viera-Newton

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.