Marion Cotillard Quotes

I studied voice for three months to get rid of my English accent. I changed my hair to blonde. I knew I could be sexy if I had to.

I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the U.S. It took three years to get the accent right.

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

It's not what other people believe you can do; it's what you believe you can do.

My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.

Passion is the driver of achievement in all fields. Some people love doing things they don't feel they're good at. That may be because they underestimate their talents or haven't yet put the work in to develop them.

Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the Arts; my speech teacher... that was one of the things we really had to work on over the years, and thankfully I think it finally worked.

I'm bound to fail when I write in Italian, but unlike my sense of failure in the past, this doesn't torment or grieve me.

Before 'The Last Samurai,' I couldn't believe I could do that. I didn't think I would be able to explain myself and my feelings in English, in a different language. But I could.

Motivational talks are something I have been asked to do and i fancy taking a crack at it.

I used to think my accent was blocking me, and I hated it. Then I went to America, and every time someone said, 'What? Can you say that again?' I started liking it.

It's not about the outside, it's the inside. But dressing on the outside can help the inside.

In order for me to achieve... I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.

I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans.

I think I'm happy with who I am. I don't know if I learned that from other girls or just people in general.

I'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really.

I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.

I simply don't believe in failure. In itself, it doesn't exist. We create it. We make ourselves fail.

Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

Basically, I'm more confident in my whole game.

Right now I have more confidence in myself. I grew up.

The whole reason I did a bodybuilding show was to see how far I could push my own discipline. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. When I made the switch to acting, I was able to break that down into small, measurable goals like I did with bodybuilding.

You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!

A man is always better than he thinks.