Lee Marvin Quotes

When you're hiding behind a character all the time, as soon as you have to be yourself, you feel kind of terrified.

I think that when a person is insecure about who they are or who they want to be, then it translates on screen, and the choices they make are all about perception.

At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?

I'm happier on the runway than I am on the red carpet. Because then I am not being myself. I think, on the red carpet, it's a weird, like, 'Who am I? Am I me? Am I them?'

I am pretty much who I seem, and it's not a television host.

I feel more comfortable when I'm somebody else, I think. When I'm taking a picture as myself, the whole idea of taking a headshot, to me, feels very false.

It's not hard to keep up the image we chose. It's not hard to stay yourselves.

I'd like people to understand that I do have some personality.

We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we're capable of.

There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating.

I say whatever I want, I look whatever I want. That doesn't mean I don't question myself and feel insecure.

I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing.

I've never met anyone that is their image.

I am not afraid if people think Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is who I am - my friends and family know who I am.

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

I kind of keep my personality in my pocket a lot. When I start to do stand-up, that's not my true personality either. It's the personality of a guy who hasn't been able to say what he wanted to say.

I was never my favourite subject.

I have to fight to keep my image really me... I rejected some gorgeous publicity shots because they just didn't look like me.

With acting, I've got a character to inhabit. You've got to think about your intentions and your directions. In modeling, even though there's an act to it, a good model is a good model. For me it's uncomfortable territory. You start to feel quite insecure about yourself. There's nothing between you and the camera, and it's just you.

In my job, I am portrayed as a misfit, a grandiose high fashion lady or an unearthly creature. At home, it's important I can look in the mirror, strip away the disguise and be comfortable with who stares back.

People often expect me to be something other than what I am.

I have never felt that the one thing that I am 'known for' is what I am.

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'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really.

I'll be me, but I don't like it.