Cynthia Nixon Quotes

Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get.

I don't have any issues with my age.

Many years ago, I used to say, 'I haven't lived long enough to be great.' Now I don't say that.

I've always thrown myself into different kinds of experiences, sometimes into really bad things. But, you grow up. You become more of a woman and you know yourself. I think knowing yourself is a wonderful thing especially when you're in your 40s and you're kind of in your skin. Life is not so confusing anymore.

The woman over 50 must be very frank with herself.

Just getting older, you stop caring what other people think, but also, you know who you are, and you know what you want.

I feel sexier in my 40s than I did in my 20s and 30s.

I think as I've gotten older and the things I've gone through, I'm not as concerned about what everybody thinks.

I think confidence comes with age and experience, honestly.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

As I get older, I'm more comfortable in my skin.

I think I'm a little more mature than the average guy.

I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

Diane Keaton, I've worked with her as a director, and I think she's a really intelligent woman. I like the fact that the things that make her feel beautiful are more than just her face; it's who she is, and I live by that same theory. There are things I want to achieve in my life intellectually that make me feel beautiful.

I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, 'This is who I am - like it or lump it.' There is a more relaxed quality, which I like.

Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.

Self-acceptance has been a blessed by-product of middle age.

I was 20 years old and felt I had a lot to offer, even to myself.

Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment.

After adolescence, if one's life is sufficiently interesting, the desire to tell oneself stories diminishes.