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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 hard to find a way to be good to your husband, be good to your kid, and be good to yourself.

Quotes by Busy Philipps

It is important to give your kids that individualized attention while also making time for your marriage and for yourself.

Quotes by Busy Philipps

You're playing for yourself. And if you're not playing for yourself, you're an entertainer, doing it for the crowd.

Quotes by Butch Trucks

Everybody that listens to something hears it differently from their own perspective. And you can't please everyone. Don't even try. Please yourself first and then try to please those people around you that you feel know what you're doing.

Quotes by Buddy DeFranco

Calling yourself the 'Best Kept Secret' is a die on your own sword.

Quotes by Buddy Murphy

If you have a recital to do, you have to memorize the songs. I never use music when I do recitals. It produces an instant barrier, both for yourself and the audience.

Quotes by Bryn Terfel

Work hard, because it's obviously not always going to be easy. It's a really hard industry. Put yourself out there and put videos online, because that, honestly, is what changed my life.

Quotes by Brynn Cartelli

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Buddha

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire...

Buddha

Don't limit yourself to one thing.

Quotes by Bryan Cogman

If you have a level of expectation in your life that you have to be a quote-unquote star, whatever that means, you might be setting yourself up for failure.

Quotes by Bryan Cranston

I've got a lot of artistic energy, but there's only so much of it, though. You don't want to spread yourself thin.

Quotes by Bryan Greenberg

Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

The supreme lesson of any education should be to think for yourself and to be yourself; absent this attainment, education creates dangerous, stupefying conformity.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

I've learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments when you'll feel like you're a failure or when you're disappointed...

Quotes by Bryce Dallas Howard

If I give you the right conditions to work, and I put you in a beautiful place, where you feel a little bit better about yourself because you know your work is being used for something greater than producing a...

Quotes by Brunello Cucinelli

Your relationship to a film, and to cinema, is very much determined by yourself, so what is relevant is you.

Quotes by Bruno Dumont

Before a long-haul flight, buy yourself a cheap, big, comfortable pillow. It makes a huge difference.

Quotes by Bruno Tonioli

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.