Michael Sheen Quotes

The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

Never think you can separate who you are from what you're doing.

When I perform, I'm just very much just being myself.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

Transcendence constitutes selfhood.

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

How could I have been anyone other than me?

I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.

To get what you want out of life, all you can really do is find out who you are, and do that.

I don't like defining myself. I just am.

The ultimate question of who we are is set before us at all times and answered with every action.

What are we when we are alone? Some, when they are alone, cease to exist.

Look directly into every mirror. Realize our reflection is the first sentence to a story, and our story starts: We were here.

Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.

The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do people want to tell about themselves?'

There's the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that's what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place.

I think and that is all that I am.

People always tell me, 'Reinvent yourself, re-this, re-whatever.' I haven't reinvented myself. It's an honest evolution. I've always been authentic.

I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected.

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

Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.

I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it for the process.

I could do nice, but it's just not as much fun. Being nice isn't my biggest goal in life. I'm trying to be honest about who I am, and that's not always nice. I'm not always the world's cheerleader.