Elijah Wood Quotes

You can't please everyone. When you're too focused on living up to other people's standards, you aren't spending enough time raising your own. Some people may whisper, complain and judge. But for the most part, it's all in your head. People care less about your actions than you think. Why? They have their own problems!

I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.

I'm at peace with myself and where I am. In the past, I was always looking to see how everybody else was doing. I wasn't competitive, I was comparative. I just wanted to be where everybody else was. Now I've gotten to an age when I am not comparing anymore.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.

We can’t all be better than everyone else.

I learned a long time ago through my dad that you shouldn't really compare yourself to others - just because that hampers how good you can be.

You don't want to vilify your ego.

Do I really need to prove anything to anybody? I don't feel that I have to prove anything. The only thing that I have to prove is to myself, that I have value.

By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.

I can live with myself.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

I have learned to like myself for the first time and to have some serenity.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

You know, sometimes you're jealous of other people and their achievements, and you wanna be that person, but I've come to realize that each individual on this planet has his own path.

Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.

I know who I am. I don't have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did. You think you can do it better? Hey, go right ahead. The stage is yours.

I'm searching, as we all are, for ways to feel good about myself. Certainly, looking in the mirror doesn't do it!

It's impossible to be perfect, and you won't do a good job if you're too focused on proving yourself to others.

Always think yourself a perfect being and be satisfied with yourself.

It's never good to compare yourself to anyone, whether it's professional or personal. There is always somebody better, more talented and powerful out there. There is no point of getting sucked into all that.

When I was a younger actor, I was pretty much solely motivated by validation. I just wanted to be told I was good and handsome and a part of the gang. It was pretty simple animal-social stuff. I don't care as much about those things anymore.

I didn't take myself seriously for a long time.

You can't compare yourself to anyone else. I try and use this advice daily. I didn't actually fully believe that until I was maybe 21 or 22.