M. Night Shyamalan Quotes

It's kind of a rule of thumb for me to self-doubt going into any kind of project. I always think that I shouldn't be doing it and I don't know how to do it and I'm going to fail and that I fooled them. I always try to find a way out.

In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

I don't even know why I'm saying this in an interview situation, but I always feel like I'm not good enough for some reason. I wish that wasn't the case, but left to my own devices, that voice starts speaking up.

I feel like I'm not smart enough to answer the questions I'm asked.

My biggest fear is that I'm not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I've been battling for years that says, 'You're not really talented enough. You don't really deserve this.'

I've always had confidence issues; I just get scared of doing things wrong.

I always make things worse than they are or create problems that aren't there. And going and doing some simple task becomes a problem. I start imagining problems that aren't there. What people are going to think, who's going to judge me and am I going to be good enough? Am I worthy?

I always think there will be that time that people will find out that I'm crap at what I do.

I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.

I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it better.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

When I don't feel that I'm good enough, I put myself in a corner.

Insecurities are debilitating a lot of times.

excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.

Welcome to a life of insecurity and paralyzing self-doubt.

So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

I was wracked with insecurity.

There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

I used to second guess myself all the time. I can sit there and work in circles when I'm nervous about what I'm doing.

I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not.

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.

I'm constantly dogged with a feeling of fraudulence, so if somebody tells me they like what I've written, then I immediately begin to think it's rubbish.

Self-doubt kills talent.

I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.