Taapsee Pannu Quotes

I wouldn't describe myself as a master of anything.

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

I just try to try to keep an attitude that I don't know what I'm doing. Not to the point where I'm beating myself up, but I just go in thinking that I have a lot to learn. And I hope I still have that attitude 30 years from now.

And again, hast thou valued Patience, Courage, Perseverance, Openness to light; readiness to own thyself mistaken, to do better next time

I never had a preconceived notion about what I should do or what I should take up… I am not that intelligent.

It doesn't matter how much you already know. It's about showing humility and a willingness to learn; not just in movies, but in life in general.

Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever afford to think that you're the bee's knees, because you could always afford to be better. You have to always be searching for something better.

I never felt I knew it all. I always felt there's something new to learn, something new to do.

I have always been a learner because I knew nothing.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

I don't see myself as the perfect person at all.

My husband and I grew up with parents who supported our passion, and we're grateful to them for that. It really helps you find your identity when you're younger. It helps you become a really well-rounded person, the more you can show from different perspectives. The arts show us empathy, which is so important.

The thing I always tell my audiences all the time is that I'm just two steps ahead of you on a good day. And I might be two steps behind you on a bad day.

I'm not that smooth.

I believe that the biggest problem that humanity faces is an ego sensitivity to finding out whether one is right or wrong and identifying what one's strengths and weaknesses are.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.

I know I'm not perfect.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

The only way to get under me is to get over yourself.