Molly Shannon Quotes

I've never had that concern of thinking of myself as stupid.

I will never, ever sit here and say, 'Oh my God, I'm so confident now, I love myself', because I don't.

My message is positive, and I am honest about who I am.

You can definitely notice a girl who has confidence versus one who's thinking, 'How are they judging me?'

I'm not Mr. Goody-Good or anything, but I'm not stupid.

Honestly, I don't ever regret anything I say.

It is important to believe in yourself, but it is important to have sense, too.

I respect myself. I have very high expectations for myself.

I will only do something if it has credibility for me, and that includes the films I make, the TV shows I judge and ad-campaigns I sign up for.

I still do believe in carrying yourself a certain way, and I do my best to be somewhat of a role model. I'm not a perfect person. I'm a human being. I'm not the Lord, but I do accept that responsibility, and that's why I do try to carry myself with confidence, with poise, with grace, and with class.

I am who I am. I don't try to be something I'm not.

Sometimes the hardest decision is to say no to something, and I think when you're less confident or when you're younger, you say yes to everything, and as you get older, you realise you don't need to.

Sometimes you're going to be inexperienced, naive, untested, and totally right. And then, in those moments, you have to make a choice: is this a time to speak up, or hang back?

I am confident about who I am as a person, my character, and as a human being.

One thing I refuse to do is force it. So I've canceled many auditions because nothing has come up, and I don't want to waste anybody's time. God forbid they outright give it to me and I don't connect with it.

I never want to put my name on something that I don't love or wouldn't wear myself.

Even if I was running an idli shop for a living, I know that my idlis will taste good because that's how highly I rate my work ethic.

I've never felt the need to show that I am either clever or tall because I'm not.

I don't think of myself as a lesser player.

I don't sit around going, 'What is the matter with me? What do I have to do to get a hit?' And I don't also sit home and listen to my record every day and get drunk and go, 'Wow, this is great.'

I always stand behind the things that I do. I don't listen to those who downplay things nor do I pay attention to those who grovel at our feet and tell us that we're the greatest. For me, that is just noise.

I don't do any work that I am not very convinced about. That has always been my stand.

I had a lot of self-doubt when I started. And I still do. But I had a lot of the wrong kind of self-doubt when I first started making music and first started to tour. I think I was a little bit deferential.

I'm worth every penny because I'm a complete professional who does her work well.

I have got lots of confidence in my own ability and I know I have got to keep up my standards.