Campbell Scott Quotes

I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.

Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

I've been through so much of my own self-search that I'm not as consumed with who I am as I used to be.

If you're open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too.

The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.

To explore different parts of yourself and different emotional lives... not to hide from who you are but to actually explore who you are.

One of my problems is to find the self.

You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

Figure out who you are.

When I went to America, I spoke so much about who I was and gave so much away in a confessional, Irish, story-telling way that I suddenly realised I had given up a lot of myself. I had to shut up.

I didn't want to make cinema so a person forgets himself and has a lot of fun. 'I forget myself, I am a little poor consumer.' I wanted to make a picture where someone who sees it say, 'This is me! This is me!'

I don't like defining myself. I just am.

Someone yelled at me once, 'You never write about yourself.' People used to get so mad at me for that. But my definition of myself is completely up for grabs. I'm everywhere, just like we all are.

Putting myself into categories is fun, and I think it also gives me insight into my own nature. When I see myself more clearly, I can more easily see ways that I might do things differently, to make myself happier. Categories can be unhelpful, however, when they become too all-defining, or when they become an excuse.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.

My whole life has been about figuring out the balance between knowing who I am and being who I am and accepting that people will come to me with all sorts of preconceptions.

I've been cast as myself so many times, I guess I should catch on and figure out if it's a compliment.

I try and put myself in other peoples eyes, as I dont feel I've got anything new to say about myself at 23.

I'm a role player, a journeyman. I know who I am.

I don't think anyone really knows me.

I'm trying to know who I am and be honest about it.

'Shortcomings' was me figuring out who I am.