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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.

One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.

Quotes by Barry Mann

When things get stressful and crazy and you think to yourself, 'When will this get easier?' it won't, because that's what a career feels like.

Quotes by Baron Vaughn

Anxiety is your creativity turned into a weapon that you use to beat yourself up. And this is because anxiety is mostly storytelling - repeating poisonous stories that you've inherited from others. It feeds on your fear.

Quotes by Baron Vaughn

I think it's really important for young audiences to see that you don't have to apologize for being angry when you're angry, and you don't have to apologize for standing up for yourself when people are pushing you around.

Quotes by Barrett Wilbert Weed

I think, when you're an actor, it kind of enables you to fully inhabit all of the youngest parts of yourself.

Quotes by Barrett Wilbert Weed

How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it.

Quotes by Barbara Pym

It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

Quotes by Barbara Sher

Hallucinatory - that's just the way everyday life is, in Colombia. All the time, you say to yourself, did I just see that?

Quotes by Barbet Schroeder

When you surround yourself with really good energy, really good people, you almost don't even think about your body as anything but something to nourish yourself and keep you running.

Quotes by Barbie Ferreira

There's always a part of your nation's history that you haven't been told that... has a powerful impact on how you yourself may behave and may believe.

Quotes by Barbara Kingsolver

Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes.

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

I have problems with a lot of photography, particularly street photography and photojournalism - objectifying the other, finding the contempt and exoticism that you might feel within yourself or toward yourself and projecting it out to others. There can be...

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

Happiness is when you love who you are and you are able to accept yourself and others.

Quotes by Bar Refaeli

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

Quotes by Barack Obama

Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.

Quotes by Barbara Bush

Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?

Quotes by Barbara Corcoran

If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.

Quotes by Barbara De Angelis

Anytime you get a better competition level, it's always better for you because you want to get the best out of yourself, and you want to compete against the best.

Quotes by Baker Mayfield

Before the game, getting guys in the right mindset and confident - you play well when you're confident. People can say 'cockiness' or whatever, but there are results when you play with a confidence and you believe in yourself.

Quotes by Baker Mayfield

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Quotes by Baltasar Gracian

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.