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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.

A healthy friendship is one where you share your true feelings without fearing the end of the relationship. It's also one where you sometimes have to let things that bug you slide. The tough moments will make you wiser about...

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

Self-compassion encourages mindfulness, or noticing your feelings without judgment; self-kindness, or talking to yourself in a soothing way; and common humanity, or thinking about how others might be suffering similarly.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

When you're motivated by external rewards, it's often because you're trying to accomplish goals you didn't create yourself.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

Raising your hand when you're not sure you have the right answer helps you take risks with your ideas and put yourself out there.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

Oversharing online can make you feel connected to someone in the moment, but when the moment is over, the only thing that has really changed is that you just gave a piece of yourself away.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

Real body satisfaction starts when you learn to see yourself for more than your weight.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

Be true to yourself and go with your instincts - don't be somebody you're not just to fit in.

Quotes by Rachel Stevens

If you care about yourself and what you do, you get nervous about it. You just don't take the money and go home.

Quotes by Rachel Ticotin

As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.

Quotes by Rachel True

It's like, you can know you want to live your life by being yourself, but how do you actually do that? That can be a whole lifelong journey.

Quotes by Rachel Keller

Your movie becomes much more narrow-minded when you have like-minded department heads. Whereas if you can surround yourself with people who have been a mother before, been a grandmother before, you get a much broader and wide-reaching swath of human...

Quotes by Rachel Morrison

I think you find universal truth when you get really honest with yourself and you can reach people. If you go deep enough, you have that core feeling, and that feeling can transcend the details of your experience.

Quotes by Rachel Platten

I think, like any artist, those baby songs are not the best things you've ever written, but they count because they're you're first attempts at creating art and expressing yourself.

Quotes by Rachel Platten

There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise.

Quotes by Rachel Platten

If you're living strictly for the future or living in the past, it can make your partner feel neglected. Make yourself focus on the moment you're in.

Quotes by Rachel Hollis

If you don't find yourself attractive, how do you expect your partner to?

Quotes by Rachel Hollis

Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big clap on the back, followed by a double latte and a blueberry muffin.

Quotes by Rachel Johnson

Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.

Quotes by Rachel Joyce

I fell upon Jenny Saville's work and loved these great big pieces she was painting, celebrating all things flesh and woman, and with great big Simone Beauvoir quotations written in mirror writing so you had to look at yourself in...

Quotes by Rachael Stirling

Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really...

Quotes by Rachael Taylor

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.