Patrick deWitt Quotes

All artists have insecurity.

I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I'm crazy.

It's just so fragile. The growing sense of 'Oh, God, what am I doing? Am I any good? Will I ever work again?' All those questions of self doubt, they do creep in.

I hate bad reviews, so yeah, every now and then I think, 'Boy I hope everybody really likes this and thinks this theme is good.' You can't help but do that. I think we all are, or at least I am, reduced to a schoolboy seeking approval.

Pressure is self-doubt when you're unprepared.

Once you start worrying about things, you get down about yourself, whatever it may be.

Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.

I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.

I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me.

I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.

Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if I don't know what I'm doing.

I grew up doubting myself. It was a very spotty, frustrating, worrying time.

Not everybody's confident their whole life.

Some days I totally appreciate everything that's happening to me, and some days I feel everyone's waiting for me to mess up.

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

I'm so loud, as if I know what I'm on about, but deep inside, I'm so insecure. Just a little girl.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

I criticise myself an awful lot. I do worry to the point that I don't think it's very healthy. I'm always picking my flaws. It's a terrible anxiety I have. I wish I could pretend nothing fazes me, but it does.

I think it's healthy to be insecure, to have nerves.

I'm only a stupid filmmaker.

I do everything all wrong, but I think for me that's the best, because I don't think I have a voice.

Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category.

Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it.

It used to be that I was always paranoid or a loser or something so there's usually something that you seem to associate yourself with at one time or another.

I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.