Sam Heughan Quotes

My first time nude was with a woman director, so I thought it would be easy, but it wasn't.

It's always weird the thought of taking your clothes off in front of 20 people and then to have it projected in front of many more.

I used to cry myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because of the way men leered at and disrespected me.

The more flesh you show, the higher up the ladder you go.

To be honest, I really don't like being the sex object.

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.

I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird. But they were like, 'If you don't do it, then we're not going to book you again.' So I'd lock myself in the toilet and cry and then come out and do it. I never felt very comfortable about it. There's a lot of boobs. I hated my boobs! Because I was flat-chested.

There's a funny line between feeling objectified and feeling supported and it's a very odd one.

The way I feel seen by the opposite sex is sometimes really detrimental to me. I'm very aware of how I'm constantly being sexualized and objectified in their eyes which makes me feel worthless.

Some people might only recognize me half naked in my bikini and bra!

A lot of those good-looking girl parts aren't very fun.

It is disheartening when you read an interview with an actress, and it starts by describing what she is wearing.

I am a shy person, basically. I don't think I can take my shirt off in front of so many people. I never thought about it. No one asked me to. But I don't even know if people like it if they see me without a shirt all of a sudden. But let's see, if a film demands it, I might just do it.

It's hard to always be reduced to the way you look or your sex appeal or what that is.

Watching films I'm in is always a bit odd, especially when I'm watching them for the first time with other people. It's hard not to see my faults.

I don't feel ashamed or humiliated when I am naked, but I definitely feel it when I am playing games.

I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.'

I have played a lot of roles in my career where I'm the sexual interest. I'm always having to fight that.

I don't want to embarrass myself on TV!

I hate going into the audition room. I find it the most nerve-wracking, inhumane experience, and I think it's such an inhospitable environment to give an honest account of the character and, I guess, your ability.

So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.

The girls, like, in we'll say Hooters, have less clothing than the girls I worked with in those days. We thought it was wild when they just wore little bells and so forth. But today, in restaurants, some of the waitresses almost work in the nude, you know, to get business.

I feel like some women do get away with doing these sexy shoots and looking like they're being really empowered. For me, I'd feel really uncomfortable in that situation and a bit like I was being taken advantage of.

The whole thing of sexually objectifying yourself is really demoralizing and degrading as a human being, and it's something that men have never had to do, and it's something that 'Hanna' has never had to do.

I think women are very attractive.