Nick McDonell Quotes

Of course I'm happy when people mention his name and mine in the same breath. It's like a dream. But I know they are overpraising 'Your Name' because I am absolutely not at Miyazaki's level. Honestly, I really don't want Miyazaki to see it because he will see all its flaws.

I don't think what I have to say is that important.

And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.

You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.

I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.

I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don't.

I don't even know why I'm saying this in an interview situation, but I always feel like I'm not good enough for some reason. I wish that wasn't the case, but left to my own devices, that voice starts speaking up.

My biggest fear is that I'm not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I've been battling for years that says, 'You're not really talented enough. You don't really deserve this.'

I still think I'm not as good as anybody else.

Oh, Mr. Thornton, I am not good enough!' 'Not good enough! Don't mock my own deep feeling of unworthiness.

My whole life, I've felt like I didn't quite measure up.

I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.

We don't take credit for our accomplishments. I can't tell you how many times you'll say to a woman, 'Oh God, what you did was so great', and they say, 'Really? I didn't think it was that good.'

I feel a kinship with anyone who feels that their road, their life or who they really are is not good enough. I really relate to that.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.

I can't even begin to visualize myself as a five-star general... When I think of the people who are five-star generals, I can't even see myself standing in their shadow.

I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it better.

I always thought everybody else was better than me.

I went through all my twenties thinking that I wasn't good enough.

I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.

We see these cute, perfect bombshells that make me feel like I'm not good enough, I'm not pretty enough. I don't think I could pull off playing a person like that, and do I want to? I don't know.

Anything nice that's said about me is diametrically opposed to who I am.

I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt.

You're taught from a very young age that you shouldn't get too big for your britches, so I tend to err way too much on the side of 'Nothing means anything.'