Steve Perry Quotes

For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write a play I will be revealed as someone who is no good at all.

I have a hard time sometimes watching my own work.

Like most comedians, I have crippling low self-esteem, so I always think that what I've just done is rubbish.

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.

Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity always comes out. It makes them a better actor, I feel.

Part of me feels that I'm letting people down by not being as interesting as my books.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I was like, 'Josh Tillman, you are not a songwriter. You are an ape. Stop thinking of yourself as a songwriter.'

It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.

I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.

I'm pretty self-critical about everything I've ever done: stand-up, 'SNL.'

If you're a writer, you're constantly doubting yourself.

I don't watch my old films like 'Roja,' 'Dil Se' because I only see mistakes. I see five minutes of the film and I am scared I will start finding mistakes in them.

We're our own worst critics.

It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.

I get in my own head, and at the end of the day, I'm my biggest critic, and I'm my worst enemy, too.

I am always in self-doubt... every moment of my filmmaking. I am supremely confident when the story is being written and everything is in our head. But the moment we get into the filmmaking, I start doubting myself - from the camera angle to the re-recording to getting the actors to do their shots.

Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.

With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks!

Unfortunately, I am very aware of editing and I look at the monitor too much. Sometimes the monitor can become your worst enemy because you can, consciously or unconsciously, start editing yourself.

The biggest insecurity I had was my singing. Even though I had sold 70 million records, there was this feeling like, I'm not good at this.

I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me.

I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.

I don't know if I ever feel totally great about a record when I put it out. With every record that I put out, someone has literally got to come pry it from me because when I listen to my own music, I just hear flaws in it.

I tend to be hypercritical of my performances. That's why I hate watching them with people I know.