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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.

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.

Quotes by Richard L. Evans

The truth is you only have yourself to offer. And when you come to that realization, it's terrifying, because you think it's probably not enough.

Quotes by Richard Jenkins

When you're young, you don't especially think of yourself as being young. You're just alive and everything's interesting and you don't think of things in terms of age because you're not conscious of it.

Quotes by Richard Hell

You have to look at the discrepancy between what you hoped and imagined and the reality of yourself and all your shortcomings.

Quotes by Richard Grant

I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.

Quotes by Richard Donner

Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.

Quotes by Richard E. Grant

I mean I think that when you've got a big brain, when you find yourself planted in a world with a brain big enough to understand quite a lot of what you see around you, but not everything, you naturally...

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

I pattern my actions and life after what I want. No two people are alike. You might admire attributes in others, but use these only as a guide in improving yourself in your own unique way. I don't go for...

Quotes by Richard Chamberlain

To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

Quotes by Richard Branson

I think it's quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you've got another reason for keeping fit.

Quotes by Richard Branson

Be willing to use yourself to get out there and put the company on the market. If you have to make a fool of yourself, make a fool of yourself, but make sure that you end up on the front...

Quotes by Richard Branson

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.

Quotes by Richard Bach

The challenge is, how do you take someone who's supposed to be a villain and make that appealing and lovable? You have to empathize with him and put yourself in his shoes and root for him and want him to...

Quotes by Rich Moore

You should build yourself according to your own body and be comfortable.

Quotes by Rich Piana

The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.

Quotes by Rich the Kid

When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.

Quotes by Richard Armour

Film and stage are very different; I don't necessarily prefer one over the other. Every few years, I get a big itch to go back to the theater. To learn humility, to learn bravery and to remind yourself that the...

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

You go from these high hopes when you're writing to just a desperate want of not making a complete fool of yourself by the end of it.

Quotes by Rian Johnson

Hopefully with each thing that you do you're learning something, you're growing, and you're pushing yourself a little harder in some way or another. So I think you'd be in real trouble if each new thing that you create didn't...

Quotes by Rian Johnson

Few Iranians these days go through the fiction of calling themselves 'Persian.' Calling yourself Persian is a way of distancing themselves from Iran.

Quotes by Reza Aslan

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.