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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.

Often leaders have the best intentions, but people cannot read their minds. That's why it's important to declare yourself: Tell people why you choose to lead and the code you live by.

Quotes by Douglas Conant

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about by yourself.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

You make decisions, take actions, affect the world, receive feedback from the world, incorporate it into yourself, then the updated 'you' makes more decisions, and so forth, 'round and 'round.

Quotes by Douglas Hofstadter

While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.

Quotes by Douglas Horton

When you're on camera, even though you try to lose yourself in the character, you are aware that there is a camera there capturing every moment of it visually. With doing a voiceover job, you are worried about the sound...

Quotes by Doug Jones

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.

Quotes by Doug Larson

You acquire all this new talent through the draft, through free agency, always having roster moves. And so being able to bring all of that together through training camp... you keep asking yourself that question of just how well can...

Quotes by Doug Pederson

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Quotes by Douglas Adams

The traditional path to making a name for yourself in our family is running for elective office, and I couldn't do that because, for one thing, all the really good offices were taken.

Quotes by Dorothy Bush Koch

The price of indulging yourself in your youth in the things you cannot afford is poverty and dependence in your old age.

Quotes by Dorothy Dix

No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.

Quotes by Dorothy Height

You should write, first of all, to please yourself. You shouldn't care a damn about anybody else at all. But writing can't be a way of life; the important part of writing is living. You have to live in such...

Quotes by Doris Lessing

It's amazing what you find out about yourself when you write in the first person about someone very different from you.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

Quotes by Donna Reed

If you're playing a cop in a modern film, you don't have to walk with your spine straight up and bow before a fight. There's a lot of free form of expressing yourself as an actor.

Quotes by Donnie Yen

You have to believe in yourself, otherwise you can't do it. If you don't believe in yourself, how do expect anyone else to? Because ultimately, you're the one who has to do it.

Quotes by Donny Osmond

It's a lot of work to keep reinventing yourself and coming up with new stuff, but that's what it takes to be in show business.

Quotes by Donny Osmond

I could play it safe by recording songs that are familiar, but am I expanding myself as an artist by doing covers? It's a catch-22. It's called show business: The word 'business' is in it, and you've got to be...

Quotes by Donny Osmond

Always educate yourself.

Quotes by Donovan Bailey

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.