Maud Adams Quotes

Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.

Once I realised that my job as a model was to emote in front of the camera, I thought, 'Well now, I just have to add words, and I can do films.' But also, my success as a model made me more confident about becoming an actress because, just in case I failed, I thought, 'Well, you know, if I failed as an actress, I can do another job.'

I thought that I'd never be able to work in films or TV. Another girl would be cutting her nose to be an actress. I was always very sure about myself.

It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.

You know, either I'm too fat or I'm flavour of the month. I don't feel either, but maybe I'm both, who knows?

I guess I could say I'm an actor, which I am, but that sounds like I'm putting down being a movie star, which, let's face it, is what I've become to many people. For myself, I'm a guy who was very insecure from about age 14 until the day I hit my 30th birthday.

Sometimes we become bound by other people's thoughts because we are not sure about ourselves.

A man who has his initials on his pyjamas must be uncertain of himself. Surely you should know who you are at bed time.

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a terrible mistake.'

It's always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don't know if I'm good enough to have a long career. I've got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense.

I feel intimidated by fashion.

Of course there are some models who are not good, but it has been proven that some models can act. Look at Kim Basinger, Sharon Stone or Andie MacDowell, who were all models - they are really fantastic actresses.

For a very long time, I wasn't thought of as anyone with any credibility in the film world. Everybody is tramping through the swamp every day in this business. 'I'm worth it, I'm credible - believe me, give me a shot!' That's the way I feel on a consistent basis.

I'm not sure people even think of me as an actor at all.

I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it.

I don't always understand my worth.

All of a sudden I'm an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn't, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn't fit the mould, somehow.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection.

Not everybody's confident their whole life.

After you've graduated, you're supposed to be an adult and go out into the world, and you're still not formed. It's an interesting... horrible, horrible time.

I can paint and draw. I believe this myself and a few other people say that they believe this too. But I'm not certain of whether it's true.

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.

I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.