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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.

I write plays because writing dialogue is the only respectable way of contradicting yourself. I put a position, rebut it, refute the rebuttal, and rebut the refutation.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

The way you look for songs, you find yourself looking for little signals and clues about life and how things are.

Quotes by Tom T. Hall

Musical accidents are a gold mine. The thing about accidental discoveries is they won't be made unless you put yourself in a position to make that discovery. To do that means hundreds of hours, days and weeks where you do...

Quotes by Tom Scholz

The energy of the crowd is insane. Twenty thousand people. It's the biggest jolt of adrenaline. It's very hard to explain. You know the old story about the woman lifting the car off her kid? It's in that realm. You...

Quotes by Tom Petty

The strength of fiction is not in reading about yourself, but in reading about other people.

Quotes by Tom Rachman

When things don't go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots.

Quotes by Tom Perrotta

I find the best things are done for yourself or start as a small project and become a big thing.

Quotes by Tom Lenk

I love the shot put because you win or lose by yourself. Either I get exposed, or I dominate. I always dominated because I trained to dominate.

Quotes by Tom Lister, Jr.

What eventually you find in comics is the only thing unique you can bring to a character who's been around for 80 years is yourself.

Quotes by Tom King

If you're a writer, you're constantly doubting yourself.

Quotes by Tom King

The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.

Quotes by Tom Holland

I don't know that the best way to approach it is to try and keep up. When you're doing that, you're setting yourself into a one-dimensional sort of race basically.

Quotes by Tom Jenkinson

You've got to take what comes. You've got to make yourself available for everything; you've got to pray that you're in a position to do the jobs when they come around.

Quotes by Tom Goodman-Hill

The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience.

Quotes by Tom Hiddleston

With any role, you're extending yourself and acting out things that never happened to you.

Quotes by Tom Hiddleston

Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.

Quotes by Tom Freston

The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself.

Quotes by Tom Cruise

There are times when you throw an interception and you're beating yourself up.

Quotes by Tom Brady

I believe in eating smaller meals more often throughout the day to keep the metabolism going. Don't deprive yourself, just make better choices. At 50 years old it is definitely a lot harder to stay in shape then it was...

Quotes by Todd English

I actually grew up hearing this a lot: 'If you're an actor, you can only be an actor, and you have to just do that.' But in order to be a good actor, you have to draw on life experiences....

Quotes by Todd Louiso

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.