Peter Ackroyd Quotes

I've never felt like I had anything important to say.

I'm not great at talking about myself.

I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom.

I really don't think I have anything special to say.

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.

I'm not that interesting!

I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded.

And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world.

I'm not that interesting of a person.

It's rather difficult to think of anybody being really interested in me.

I'm just a person. I'm not anything!

The secret to success is to be yourself.

Man is so made that by continually telling him he is a fool he believes it, and by continually telling it to himself he makes himself believe it. For man holds an inward talk with himself, which it pays him to regulate.

I'm not as thrilled with myself as I used to be.

Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.

I'm not insecure, but I'm not like, 'Hi, I'm confident.'

Who cares about my opinions?

Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.

I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring.

I come from a background where you don't really talk about yourself much.

I don't believe anyone wants to hear what I have to say.

You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something.

I'm just not used to talking that much about myself. It feels strange.

I'm not so vain as to believe that my involvement changes anything whatsoever.

Clearly I am a person who suffers from a lack of ego.