Anderson Cooper Quotes

The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need; this is what's going to get me further; this is what's going to be alive. I don't ever say, 'Do you mind if...?' I just come in and do it.

I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own.

I just have a way about me where people know that they don't tell me what to do, they kind of just wait for me to do it.

I would say to someone, 'Make your own stuff sooner.' Also, it's OK to say no to something if it doesn't feel right.

Drag was always looked at as a stepchild, and I wasn't willing to sit at the kid's table anymore so I took what's mine. You can't depend on other people to give you what you want; you have to take it.

My mother often told us that it is a poor dog that will not wag its own tail.

Some people have tried to change me and tell me what to do, but I haven't done it, and it's worked for me.

You can't just wait for everybody to give you approval - you will just be waiting.

Be your own advocate.

I don't try to please anybody. I try to win.

I got tired of asking people to do stuff and waiting on results, so I just took it into my own hands.

Ask forgiveness, not permission. But make sure you bring your results with you.

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

People have said I'm a puppet, an instrument of my grandfather, but I think they quickly realised that I'm my own person, that I have autonomy in my actions. I think they rapidly realised I could look after myself.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

If someone else isn't making it happen for you, make it happen yourself.

Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.