Ryan Fitzpatrick Quotes

If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.

Actors who perhaps are super-confident and have absolute belief in themselves I always admire, because I can't really be like that. Because you never know what's right: what you feel inside versus what is portrayed.

When I was doing theater, I was very successful at believing that I was great, God's gift to the theater.

I am not an insecure person. For me, insecurity comes when something I do does not come across the way I thought it would. It would come if I had nothing more to say as an actor. I have a long way to go!

On the microphone, I'm not scared to step up and say, 'This is my ability, this is how good I am.' In other areas of life, I'm not so confident; I'm still adjusting to the photo shoots, all that stuff. But behind the mic, I'm fully confident.

If I go on stage and I think I look cool and I think I'm playing well, that's what it's all about, I think.

I am an insecure person. I have my own insecurities about lots of things, but I am pretty secure as an actor.

You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

I don't look at myself as one of the best pitchers in the world.

I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room.

As a little girl, I was always shy, but in front of the camera I wasn't.

You have got to believe in yourself every time you go out there and race. If you have no faith in your ability all that training has been a waste of time.

My performances have finally caught up with my ego.

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.

I had a massive amount of self-belief when I did stand-up.

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

I feel real confidence in working on the stage.

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.

I've always known whether I'm great. Or not.