Alex Newell Quotes

I don't think there'd be a Tina Fey now if I hadn't tried to look good in the beginning.

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

When I started getting in front of the camera a lot, I think my confidence started to come out.

My character, Charlotte, is very confident, and I try to be more like my character in real life. Not that I'm not confident, but I've really found my personal growth through work.

I feel blessed because not only my character is, but I, myself, can be a role model for people to show that is okay to be your own unique self.

Don't fake it till you make it. Fake it till you become it.

Once you see a child's selfimage begin to improve, you will see significant gains in achievement areas, but even more important, you will see a child who is beginning to enjoy life more.

For me to even be talking about bikini confidence is crazy. If you had asked me a couple of months ago, I probably would have been like, 'what are you talking about...' so it's actually huge for me to even feel okay with putting a bikini on.

I do think that you can dress yourself out of a problem. The way that a haircut and a new pair of pants can make you feel is better than any therapist, because when you look in the mirror, you see a different person - you are a different person. It's superficial change that can lead to real change.

I'm not worried any more about changing people's view of me.

It's one thing for other people to see potential in you, and it's quite another for you to understand that and see it in yourself.

I think with acting, since I became an actor... I, as a person, have become more confident and I have really come out of my shell somewhat... and back to myself, you know.

I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.

My habit would have been to veer towards the dark - to prove I was something; edgy, or maybe to prove that I was cognisant of the dark side. Now, with age and confidence, I can say, yeah, that's true, but I am cognisant of the fact that people can do things well. And can be more loving than you expect.

I don't think I'm boring.

With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that.

I know who I am and what I do.

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

I'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.

I remember early on, in my very, very early days, I had a makeup artist tell me that I needed to get an attitude. I had no idea what he was talking about.

I want kids to know that it is okay to make a change in order to feel better about themselves.

Your personal capacity to handle more valuable projects will go up when you appreciate yourself more.

It's not hard to keep up the image we chose. It's not hard to stay yourselves.

I know who I am by now. And I am my own brand.

Ego is good.