Lou Williams Quotes

At 10, I could walk down the street and see over everybody's head. I don't remember being little or having to look up at people. I think I was born 5 feet 10. It's not that I felt especially tall. I was wondering when everybody else was going to catch up.

I'm tall now, but when I was younger, I used to tower above everyone - I still feel conscious of that.

I am six feet tall. I am not supposed to be afraid.

Mature? Yeah, I get told that a lot. I don't know if it's true. I guess I try to be bright.

I'm really tall, and I used slouch and think it was really uncool to stand up straight - now I wish I hadn't been quite so dumb!

However much some journalists may criticize me, I know that I look, feel, and behave several decades younger than my actual age, and much of that is because I believe you are what you think you are. This is called positive affirmation, and it's a really strong tool.

I have a love/hate relationship with my height - I am 6 ft. 4 in.

I have always been the tallest guy in my class, going back to first grade. Announcers have always had fun with it.

On stage, I'm really, really tall. I'm five-foot-9, but on stage, I'm, like, six-foot-5.

I think I'm a little more mature than the average guy.

I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit.

Age doesn't mean anything. Its all in your head. Men get sexier with age. They also get wiser and get experienced.

I was always the tallest kid in my class.

My habit would have been to veer towards the dark - to prove I was something; edgy, or maybe to prove that I was cognisant of the dark side. Now, with age and confidence, I can say, yeah, that's true, but I am cognisant of the fact that people can do things well. And can be more loving than you expect.

Even though I'm over 35, I feel like so much more of a leading lady than I did when I was 30.

I don't mind my age.

I'm really quite happy to say that in my early 40s, I wake up feeling sexy, and I can't say I felt that way in my late 20s.

I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.

Maybe it's that I'm naive, but I don't think of myself as an age.

Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get.

I have people in my life who will say, 'Honey, you're trying too hard.' I like being saucy, but I'm 73 and a half. I'm still trying to find my way between matronly and coltishness.

I see myself as most people see themselves, you have good days and bad days. I don't think I'm better looking now than I did three years ago.

Maybe I am a little bit guilty of trying to convince myself that I am cool to this point - even today. But I am so much more healthy than I used to be in my twenties, because I was not accepted at all.

I feel about 18, but my mind is much more mature now, so it's a perfect combination.

When you're wearing something you feel comfortable in, you move better. That's why the most important accessory you can have is a full-length mirror.