Anthony Anderson Quotes

I don't like to read about myself, whether it be positive or negative.

Any description of a person that comes from the outside is very hard to deal with. People don't like being summarised. It's nice to receive a compliment, but it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves.

I try not to read about myself. Why would reading about yourself be interesting? You're only going to be told you're doing a good job and get big headed about it, or be told you're rubbish and get down in the dumps. What's the point?

When people get more me, they'll hate me.

Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.

Every article I've read about myself always winds up concluding that I am not, in fact, completely stupid.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

I find it very hard to take myself seriously.

If I don't like seeing myself on the screen, I think when I start seeing that, that's when I think I'll stop.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

I'm not that interesting of a person.

What the heck did people see in me?

I don't understand why people spend so much time thinking about me if they don't like what I do. I couldn't care less about things I don't like.

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

I've given up trying to understand what people think about me.

I've got better things to do than read rubbish about myself.

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

I've never had that concern of thinking of myself as stupid.

If I am not pleased with myself, but should wish to be other than I am, why should I think highly of the influences which have made me what I am?

Show me a sensible person who likes himself or herself! I know myself too well to like what I see. I know but too well that I'm not what I'd like to be.

Hearkners, we say, seldom hear good of themselves.

I don't believe I'm bad, and I do believe I'm good.

There was a time when I was way too reliant upon other people's opinions and perspective of me. And I guess over time came to see how unhealthy that was. I mean it's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers.

Don't believe what anyone tells you about yourself.