Ted Shackelford Quotes

I think that everyone in one way or another has some sort of body issue. There's something about themselves physically that they're not happy with, that they're ashamed of, that they keep constantly trying to change.

I don't like my physique. Who does? I was a skinny guy growing up, and I still feel like that same skinny kid.

I remember really vividly kneeling by my bed as a nine-year-old, saying my prayers and asking God to give me boobs that were so big that if I laid on my back I wouldn't be able to see my feet.

I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it.

I've never been supercritical about my body.

Unattractive people are more obsessed with looks.

Some actors don't mind it. Those who are pretty. They think it's nice to be looked at because they are nice to look at. I appreciate that. I'm very happy to salute that aspiration. But I don't like the way I look so I don't like being photographed. I become defensive.

I have had a love-hate relationship with my body.

I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using your body as an asset or as an extension of your vanity, you've gone too far.

We all know what we don't like about our bodies.

I worry how I look.

The pressure to look good is intense. It is hard to be immune to that and the self-consciousness that comes with it.

Most people experience some insecurity regarding one or more of their physical traits.

I think every girl always has doubts about her body.

At the end of the day, we all have issues with our bodies.

I remember times putting on my shirt and having to tuck my stomach in because I didn't like the way it looked.

Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress. "Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say. "It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?" he asks. "Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it," I say. "Not if I keep looking at you," he says.

I don't particularly like photos of myself, though.

Nudity is a deep worry if you have a body like a bin bag full of yoghurt, which I have.

You want to look great under your clothes and obviously without clothes.

I'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted.

Don't let your image, don't let your size, hold you back. If I had let my hips or my jiggly thighs hold me back or the fact that I've got these big heavy breasts, then I would not be where I am today.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Truthfully, I've never seen myself as being too thin. Sometimes I'll look at photos and be like, 'Oh, that's not a good look.' But generally speaking, I'm not too thin.

I always think I look like the Elephant Man - I can't get used to my own image.