Sophie Thompson Quotes

If I told people that I knew what I was doing, nobody would believe me, so why even try and fake it?

Sometimes if I tell people, 'I'm afraid that I'm really a fraud,' or 'I have a lot of self-doubt,' they go, 'Oh, no, you're kidding.' I go, 'No, I'm really honest.'

I've learnt that you tend most to make a div of yourself when you're trying to cover up the fact that you don't know what you're doing. And that simply saying 'I don't know what I'm doing' is a massive relief.

I still see myself on TV and think, 'Oh my God, I'm on a television, and there are millions of people watching,' and I get really nervous and embarrassed and insecure.

I knew what I wanted to be at 8 years old - an actor!

My parents didn't want me to be an actor. They didn't think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were probably right.

When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

I wanted to write in film or something like that. I thought acting was an embarrassing thing to say you wanted to do, especially when you're young. It seemed really uncool.

I think I hid my singing talent from a lot of my friends at school because I didn't want to alienate anyone. If everyone was singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in fact we should own those things that make us really unique.

I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did I think I was?

I'm very wary with impressions - I don't think I'm very good at impressions, I hate doing them.

I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're an actor, but I haven't a clue.

I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.

Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.

We all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it.

There's times where you think, 'Gosh, what if nobody ever wants to hear what I have to say?'

I don't care about me being vulnerable or embarrassing situations.

I try not to dwell too much on it, but I think everyone gets worried about showing off all their flaws on the beach.

Oh, I'm not a very good singer, and that's 'cause I was always embarrassed about my singing.

I have no time for being embarrassed.

One of the reasons that I needed to become an actor was that I didn't have any self-confidence.

I don't want to give a false impression of confidence where I don't have it.

I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.

It's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be true.

There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.