Sean Hayes Quotes

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

It's easy to forget who you are.

I'm always interested in how people, myself included, have ideas of themselves, of how they thought they would be, or of how they want to be seen. And the older you get, the world keeps telling you different things about yourself. And how people either adjust to those things and let go of adolescent notions. Or they dig in deeper.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

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

We neither get better or worse as we get older, but more like ourselves.

The thing that surprises me most is, you cannot change who you are.

I've done a lot of things and I've been a lot of people, but now I've come to realize who I am.

I didn't know this about myself, but when 'Pirates of the Caribbean' came out I realised that I didn't enjoy a huge amount of recognition. I didn't react to it well, but I think life is about finding out who you are and what you like. So I started doing independent movies and art-house films instead.

I want to stop transforming and just start being.

I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning.

It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn't happen overnight.

I feel more and more like 'myself' these days. Before becoming a father, I can remember a low-level feeling of somehow not quite being myself.

You do have to continue, as you grow as a human, checking in and going, 'Is this what I want? Am I giving away things that I don't want? Who am I and what do I want to keep doing?'

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

I've gotten used to being Frank Ocean.

I think, for me, it has been important to remain 'Petra from Fulnek.'

The world around me has changed, and I have learned to adapt but not change. But I'm changing into the woman I am meant to be.

I can't just suddenly become 'Little Peace and Love Jair'... I've got to carry on being the same person.

I don't want to change anything about myself.

I have evolved over the years, just as we all have, but I definitely have stayed true to who I am.

Even when I'm older, I might be in a different head space, but I want to be able to go back to 'True 2 Myself' and remember this season. It's really for me.

I knew this friendship with myself couldn’t last forever.

If we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an 'I' without shame.

We all have a wrong idea of ourselves. I am always changing, and I will continue to change. So, I never try to describe, define or judge myself.