Sophie Cookson Quotes

The two records are very different. I guess, on the second record, that's more where I was at. Its not that I'm more well-adjusted or anything, it's just that what I wanted to sing about maybe was more the way I wanted to feel.

The more I grow as a person, the more I grow as an actor.

I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person.

The key is that I'm trying to keep growing and trying to keep learning and deepen my connection in every way, in my life, in my work. That's what I do when I look at a role.

I feel like I'm constantly learning. Constantly trying to grow.

I learned so much, and I feel I have grown as an actor and as a person.

Each step of the way, I'm learning. When I leave an interview, I learn whether I feel, 'Oh, that was nice,' or that made me feel like a little piece of me was taken.

I don't know when I will peak and be at my best but I am learning every day and as long as I keep doing that I am happy.

As I learn more about myself, I think people learn more about me as well. It seems to correlate that way. I learn how to represent myself more as it goes on.

I think that growth happens and that learning happens in anybody's life regardless of what profession you're in.

There's a lot to the story. And there are a lot of things I've learned about myself and about love, and I'm really grateful for the lessons, and I hope I can share that through art. I look for projects that allow me to do that, whether it's music or acting.

I constantly want to be learning, growing and better understanding things. And see where that takes us.

You have to keep cracking yourself open or you become a parody of yourself.

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

Realize that from the start, every activity that comprises the journey has value and the ability to teach you something.

With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music.

I learned more about myself by being an RN than anything else I've ever done.

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage in the evolution of mankind.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

I don't know, as long as I get to evolve and grow as an actor and as a person, that's the stuff I'm after.

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.