Grace Poe Quotes

I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while.

I try not to listen to the other comedians performing before me because they will probably be funnier than me.

I've never been super confident about anything. The work is never as good as it could be.

My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

I've always been insecure about my singing. That's why I've focused so much on my songwriting.

I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke.

I've always felt like an imposter, in the whole, as a musician.

I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me.

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

I never feel like I have anything. People can tell me a thousand times, 'You're the guy, you're the guy,' and I'm just like, 'We'll see when I'm on the set.'

I was one of five very clever kids, the other kids were cleverer than I was and still are and are very achieving. The girls were always first at everything and I was always 101st!

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!'

Most actors on most days don't think they're worthy.

When I was young, it was difficult to imagine entering a world where my parents succeeded so much and I could have risked failing. It would have felt much harder.

Like everybody in show business, you think you're going to wake up one day, and it's all going to be taken away from you. I think we all share an insecurity in that way, everybody in show business - the ones I talk to, anyway.

I'm really not that confident!

I'm so loud, as if I know what I'm on about, but deep inside, I'm so insecure. Just a little girl.

That's something I go through every day - you know - Am I good enough to act?

I always thought everybody else was better than me.

I was afraid of not living up to what people expected me to be.

I had this inferiority complex as a child, as I was not good at speaking. I was also not good in studies or sports and would often flunk in four-five subjects.

I always considered myself the world's worst actress.

When I like someone a lot, I get scared that I'll let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks I'm good.

I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone.