Matt Haig Quotes

I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.

It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.

There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm too happy being myself.

When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care.

The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.

Doing 'All Good Things' really felt like I was acting for myself rather than anyone else. It gave me a freedom I'd never had before, or knew I had, to do whatever I want to, and to argue my opinions and not just feel like the cute girl on set or the girl in a boy's club. I figured out how I could be both. And it's been different ever since.

Really rejoice in being yourself. Have your own drumbeat.

You should wear what you want to wear and not worry about trying to paint yourself in a certain image because that self-awareness is what's going to help you become a more independent and more interesting and healthier adult.

I have found great power in taking my 'difference' out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life.

I'm sure not afraid of success and I've learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing I'm afraid of now is of being someone I don't like much.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.

You can't do your work worrying about what people will think of it - you kind of just have to do your work.

I always thought that I was a terrible writer. And I started to write songs. And I started to like what I was writing. I think it's a new way for me to express things that are closer to myself than when I play a role because, of course, it's really not me.

As I grew in confidence, I was able to come out and say that I'm a musician.

I'm just trying to be myself and encourage other young women to be themselves.

I started coming into my own at 30, discovering what's important to me, not caring what other people think.

It took a while to grow the confidence to say, 'This is who I am, take it or leave it.'

Success will come. Or it won't. But I think you can only make a go at it in a big way by fully being yourself and taking risks. People can feel risks.

I don't believe in trying to be somebody you're not - just be a bigger, better version of yourself.

I'm one Pia Zadora, the same way all the time. That's why I'm happy. It took me a long time to get to the point where could be myself all the time.

Maybe I don't take myself so seriously any more. And I don't care how I'm judged. I'm past all that.

Focus on making you the best you you can be as an actor and follow your own path. You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues.

When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again.

Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.

What I'd like to get across is try your best to be yourself. I realize there are those who are much further along than you are; there are stars, but learn to be who you are and to play yourself. Be confident in that fact.