Shenae Grimes Quotes

Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

Acting is not my primary drive in life, although I'd be a very unhealthy person without it.

Acting should be an end in itself.

I define myself by everything that I love, everything I can create, everything that I can imagine.

My acting gives me my self-worth.

Acting is what I do. It's not what I solely define myself as.

When you don't inherit an identity you have to define it on your own.

Some people want to define themselves, and they should, as it's part of their identity. For me personally, I've never really had a label for myself.

For me, acting is something I am passionate about. I am someone who wants to be known for who I am. If I wanted to just make money, I would've chosen some other profession.

Nobody else can tell you what you are.

Tennis is great, but it doesn't necessarily define me.

I realized that acting isn't necessarily what I love, but it's what I do. But I really do love filmmaking.

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.

You can't sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

I can't imagine ever not doing [acting]. I would feel like I would have lost a limb. But I am older now, and sometimes I wonder who I would have been and what about me would have changed had I not had these experiences as a young person

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future.

I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.

I think with acting, since I became an actor... I, as a person, have become more confident and I have really come out of my shell somewhat... and back to myself, you know.

It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.

For me, the magazine was always the heart of what my life was all about, and the other half was living the life.

I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.

I want an identity outside of my work.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.