Steven Soderbergh Quotes

So many people are paralyzed by worrying, "What are these people going to think?"

In fact most of what we call anxiety is overconcern about what someone thinks of you.

I think I've developed, as many people do, this sense of, 'Don't say the wrong thing, or else people will point at you and laugh.'

I worry that's what people are going to think about me if they kind of go backwards. But if that didn't happen to you, I'll feel better.

We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

I find that the vast majority of people who are judging are just fearful or insecure.

I was and I always shall be hampered by what I think other people will say.

At some point, you realize that people might be laughing at your jokes because they're afraid not to laugh.

The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.

I can be such a people pleaser, and so worried about what people are thinking or feeling insecure.

Singing was more of a hobby, and I was terrified of anyone's opinions. The only reason I kept doing it was because people responded positively, and if they hadn't I don't really know if I'd feel the same. I'm not into fighting for people's affections.

Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.

Why is failure the first thing I think of when I find myself in this sort of situation? Why can't I just enjoy myself? But if you have to ask the question, then you know you're lost: self-consciousness is a man's worst enemy. Already I'm wondering whether she's as aware of my erection as I am.

Low self esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you.

Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.

For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant.

I mean, sometimes I hate interviews because I always feel like I sound stupid.

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams.

I think I have a deep-seated fear of being misunderstood. Or being misjudged.

I was paralyzed for so long by people's opinions. I would be devastated to the point where I didn't know if I could make it through the day.

I walk on eggshells, and I care too much about what people think, and I'm afraid to ask for things.

I was always worried about what others were thinking about me or how I was being perceived.

I always think there will be that time that people will find out that I'm crap at what I do.

I don't really know how accepted I am. Nothing ever matters to me apart from the people with negative opinions. That's literally it. That always drives me on to the next thing. It's funny, you just focus on them and then the next movie. That's the only thing you're thinking about when it comes out.

I think a lot of time, I'm just writing my worst fears.