Thomas Newman Quotes

Just be yourself man, be proud of who you are.

I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.

Not to sound egomaniac or anything, but just to get under people's skin like that, and for them to believe in you and believe strongly enough to write... it's flattering and it helps you during the day.

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to see something that I wasn't in. It opened doors for them that otherwise would have been totally closed.

I have beauty, intelligence, individuality, sensuality and sexuality.

There's nothing wrong with being proud of who you are. It's a wonderful thing.

My dad is so unique in what he does. It's not like I'm taking a torch from him and doing his thing. I hope I've carried from him a little bit of a sense of irony, a little bit of a wink.

There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.

Doing 'Life Without Makeup' onstage is what inspired me to do a book in the first place.

I feel powerful when I'm onstage talking to an audience. I like communicating; it feels like my calling in the world. Knowing what you're meant to be doing with your life is pretty bloody powerful.

I feel special when I'm told girls look up to me.

The most powerful woman I know is my mother, and she doesn't wear any make up at all.

My father just believed in my mother's ability to do anything.

Generally speaking, the term, 'vanity,' itself can be perceived as negative, superficial and egotistical, but I see it as being unapologetic for celebrating other sides of my artistry.

I always felt more connected with people who are proud of who they are.

You're not going to scare me into being somebody I don't want to be.

I'm very proud that I can now share my story and people can get inspired off of that.

It's only a big man who makes you feel big.

I remember seeing people who I thought were so confident and exuberant. I remember being young and watching Oprah and being like, 'Damn. That lady is so confident. She can talk to anybody.'

I fell in love with my voice. I had something inside of me that was like, 'I like this.'

I'm going to be who I am and believe in what I bring to the table every day.

A lot of guys, they feed off me… I'm extremely prideful in what I do. I think a lot of guys take heed of that. They look up to that.

My mother got the courage to speak to hundreds of people about her story. I knew if she could do it I could do it, too.

I love my fans in Pakistan for being so kind and letting me be myself. Along this journey of exploring myself and a new world out here, I'm always going to make them proud, too. They're my constant support system.

But I stand here as my own person, as a mother of three, as a former interior minister, state leader, who has served this land for 18 years and who has learned what it means to lead. And that leadership has more to do with inner strength than how loud you talk.