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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 have to stay true to yourself, and as long as you are comfortable, then no one else's opinion matters.

Quotes by Dinah Jane

You have to be serious-minded in business, but not take yourself seriously.

Quotes by Diego Della Valle

Learn to see yourself as Heavenly Father sees you - as His precious daughter or son with divine potential.

Quotes by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make...

Quotes by Dido Armstrong

One of the defining things about my career on camera is I like to play different characters. That gets difficult to do. People don't trust you to do something different. In animation, it's all about trust and how far can...

Quotes by Diedrich Bader

Overall I think that the most important thing is to have true friends, and always to stay true to yourself and never try to be somebody that you're not.

Quotes by Diego Boneta

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

Quotes by Dick Fosbury

The addictive pleasure of abandoning yourself to a book, of losing consciousness of your worries, your body, and your surroundings, to become a ghost haunting other worlds has influenced me in many ways.

Quotes by Diane Setterfield

I can honestly say that I understand women very well. If you understand yourself, you understand women, because, in the end, all women are the same.

Quotes by Diane von Furstenberg

Having a dance background, I became used to rejection at an early age. Dance is very competitive, especially for a sensitive person like me. But I realized it's better not to take it so seriously. If you beat yourself up,...

Quotes by Dianna Agron

I think that as an artist, the more that you can do to diversify, and kind of challenge yourself, the more you grow.

Quotes by Dianna Agron

Every day is an opportunity to fall or hurt yourself.

Quotes by Dianna Agron

What's great is that starting a blog can get you lot of attention for your writing. But it doesn't have to be for anybody other than yourself.

Quotes by Dianna Agron

I think it's important to keep your personal life to yourself as much as you can. It protects your sanity and you need to have boundaries. And it helps that enchantment of watching an actor. If you know someone's favourite...

Quotes by Dianna Agron

I had really great art classes. Really great art teachers. Arts played a very important role in having a place to express yourself uniquely.

Quotes by Dianne Reeves

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?

Quotes by Dick Cavett

I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.

Quotes by Dick Cavett

You always have to challenge yourself or else you get soft. Right?

Quotes by Diane Kruger

We all have the same destiny. The difference is opening ourselves up to possibilities to joy, hope, and happiness along the way. Give yourself and others a chance to take advantage of what's out there and available.

Quotes by Diane Ladd

If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.

Quotes by Diane Ladd

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.