Sherman Alexie Quotes

Some people see me as a rabble-rouser. Some people see me as someone who does not care about what other people think about me.

I don't plan on being bashful.

I'm very direct. It's part of my personality. I've actually grown into that.

Anybody who knows me has said, 'I had a Denis O'Hare moment.' I suppose in the kindest instance it means standing up for yourself. In the unkindest, it means the crazy guy in the street.

I know how to make myself very, very cocky and annoying. That's my character. I enjoy doing it. People hate it. But I don't mind it when people hate it.

What you see of me on TV and all of that, that is me - that's truly how I feel. I'm just multiplying it. It's that arrogance, that confidence, the belief that I'm the best, and there's a true attitude that I don't care what others think.

I'm abrasive. I am so sure that I'm right about virtually everything. I can sing you an aria of reasons to not like me.

We all stick up for ourselves and I think that's why we stand out, because we really don't care what other people think.

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

I've never been a cocky individual, but I am very confident.

I'm very boring. But I'm a bit obsessed with women that are so incredibly solid in their shoes that they don't care what other people think of them. I just think there's something so interesting about that kind of confidence.

Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.

I guess I have a little bit of an ego. I'm confidently cocky, you might say.

I think 'No' is a very powerful word in our business that is very hard to use early on in your career. But I also think I was pretty arrogant when I was younger... I used that word maybe too much, but it did help me with finding roles that I did like.

I've learnt a lot over the years, but I'm still quite outspoken. And no matter how much media training you put me through, I don't think I could be anything but.

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.

I wasn't the guy everyone liked. I was the guy that wouldn't shut up.

I'm one of those guys that never get embarrassed.

The most important characteristic that has allowed me to succeed is confidence. I have always been comfortable in my own skin, and even when I was just starting out in my career, had the strength and self-assurance to ask tough questions and push for answers.

I know who I am. I don't have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did. You think you can do it better? Hey, go right ahead. The stage is yours.

I don't have any shame.

I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.

I am who I am. I'm going to speak my mind.

I don't think I've become arrogant. I'm pretty much the same person. I think the world has changed. I think I'm pretty consistent. Because you stick to what you believe does not make you arrogant.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.