Emma Watson Quotes

You don't have to fit into a particular box. You fit into a box that you're comfortable in, and you'll attract people with like minds. It took me a while to figure this out, but there are many ideals. You have to figure right what's best for you and that will radiate out of you. I think a certain amount of letting go and being brave and not being afraid to make mistakes to get there.

I know as actors our job is usually to shed our skins, but I think as people our job is to become who we really are and so I would like to salute the men and women who brave ostracism, alienation and a life lived on the margins to become who they really are.

Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.

Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it's a process. It's often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there.

It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.

The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

On the first album I was saying, that's just one part of me. And then I was thinking, well, am I going to hide the rest of me now just because I'm afraid of something? No. I'm just going to be myself.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

This is the problem with the world today: Nobody wants to take risks, to risk being themselves.

If your character doesn't express himself or doesn't feel confident expressing himself, then you don't express yourself.

If you got talent, you just have to do you.

I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.

When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. I'm more comfortable being myself.

2020 for me is a really big year of realness and authenticity and just being who I am.

Find your voice and don't be afraid to explore it.

I remember that when people started listening to what I had to say, I had a choice to set up a veil, even if it meant being something that I'm not. Ultimately, that's not the decision I made. I owned more of everything I am, which was a little nerve-racking.

We all wish we could find and embrace our voice, our strength.

I've always thought of myself as a strong person. However, it's taken me a while to fully find my voice.

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

I don't think I push boundaries. I find that other people feel that way. To me, it's just about going up there and speaking the truth, whatever that is.

You have to dare to totally be yourself and go 100% with your heart and guts.

When the work you're doing every single day is so directly about who you are as an individual and who you are as a person, it can be both exhausting and empowering in different moments.