Bill Skarsgard Quotes

I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.

I've been doing my job for a long time and I never really thought about being an actress or being anything like that. I was always a bit scared as well because of the thing about models becoming an actress and all that. I just never really took it seriously.

I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.

For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.

Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

'Places to Go' is something that I would never normally write because I would usually be worried with what people would think about me.

Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.

Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine for a long time.

It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't go into acting for that because it's really your own self-belief that's going to get you through.

I didn't quite believe I was pretty for a long time. I never thought about it.

They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind.

I could really care less about what they think about me, but at the same time, I do have something to prove.

When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can't believe that people aren't criticising you.

Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that.

I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.

I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.

From the first time someone says, Who do you think you are? we learn how to repress.

I wasn't truly comfortable with myself until I was about 30. I spent so much time and energy wondering if I wasn't worthy, and trying to find people to validate me, instead of validating myself.

I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.

My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the rest of our society not accepting my wish to be an actor.

It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.

When I went to drama school, I thought that everybody would think I was only there because my dad was on TV.

It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see.

I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots.

You feel an affinity with younger actors, because, you know, it's a very insecure job. And it can be a long time before you feel like, you know, things might be all right.