Danielle Dax Quotes

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

Men trust a great man because they do not trust themselves. And hence the worship of great men always appears in times of weakness and cowardice; we never hear of great men until the time when all other men are small.

There's only one thing people love more than their heroes, and that's stomping them into the ground.

I'll never be on the level of my idols.

I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke.

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.

I'm a bad interview because I want to always feel like I'm being totally honest, but at the same time, I'm absolutely paranoid. That combination results in a lot of spaces.

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.

I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

For a long time, I didn't give anything my all. I was so afraid that I'd be crap, so I held myself back.

I'm very insecure. I'm human, just like anybody else.

When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.

I'm only human, and therefore, there's a part of me that's waiting for people to say, 'Enough of you!'

I'm a Virgo and I'm more - I don't want to say 'negative' - but I'm the girl who thinks no one's coming to my birthday party, no one's buying my clothes, no one's reading my book, no one's watching my show - that's just how I think.

It's our nature: Human beings like success but they hate successful people.

I don't get jealous of people. Jealousy is such a waste of time because you're jealous of them, and they go about their lives and have a wonderful time, so what's the point?

A lot of what I was wanting to do in my work and what I have been doing has been about the unexpected... that unexpected situation of wanting to be the heroine and yet wanting to kill the heroine at the same time.

Even the best scientists are often insecure and feel the need for recognition.

I can be intolerably jealous and I think that's what's driven me. My ambition knows no end.

There's an insecure part of me that comes out of me, I get nervous. I don't know why, I wish I could overcome it because it gives me an anxiety feeling.

Envy is human nature.

Lack of confidence - every time I start a new piece of work, it seems I have to spend a long while under the duvet thinking I can't do it.