Linda Hunt Quotes

Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.

I enjoy just being me. I don't need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.

That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true you are to yourself, the more you will lose people.

It's OK to want to look and feel your best. It's OK to work at being attractive, whatever that means to you. And it's also OK to not expect to be defined by that. It's OK to be powerful in every way: to be big, to take up space. To breathe and thrive.

As an actor, I'm allowed - encouraged! - to explore emotions that have been basically unacceptable in my life. I have a huge well of emotional stuff, and once I give myself permission as an actor, it all comes to the surface. But I'll be damned if I can give myself permission to bring it out as a man.

I am going to be myself. To me, that is going to take care of the rest.

I really should learn to be more of a girl.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

So many people go through life, and they never deal with their own issues, no matter what the issues are - ours happen to be gender identity. But, how many people go through life and just waste an entire life 'cause they'd never deal with themselves to be who they are.

You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.

I think that women who know who they are are beautiful.

I am learning to forgive my inner geek, and even value him as a free man.

Be who you are and be that well.

I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.

I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know.

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

I'm just who I am. I don't try to change myself for other people.

We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.

It took me ages to grow into being a woman, into being happy with it.

A women's greatest asset is her beauty.

I just want to say to women, 'Be yourself - it's the inner beauty that counts. You are your own best friend, the key to your own happiness, and as soon as you understand that - and it takes a few heartbreaks - you can be happy.'

I have beauty, intelligence, individuality, sensuality and sexuality.

Be yourself. Unapologetically.

I was born with confidence in myself and who I am. Even when I was a little kid, I felt that, and I carried it all through my years. I'm 26 now, and I'm still that person. I think every woman needs to have that self-love.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.