Rakim Quotes

Well, of course, every actor's limited, and I am the first one to admit it, in all honesty, when I think that I've hit the wall a bit. I'm not ashamed at all, I think it's a process that you have to go through. That's how you learn.

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.

As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.

I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.

I suppose I have very undesirable traits. I am very critical, which is very undesirable. But it is good from a business point of view.

I started second-guessing myself and was always questioning myself. I have really learned a lot.

The key thing is you can be the only person, your own critic.

I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music.

Of all the things I could know, my own faults and weaknesses are pretty much the most important.

My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.

I still feel like I have a lot of growing up to do 'til I find the voice. Everybody has their own voice and their own thing they want to say to the world.

If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

I'd be lying if I didn't say there were days when I went back and said, 'I wish I'd done this. I should have done that. I handled this the wrong way.' But it's always in the motivation of getting better. I've never once looked in the mirror and said, 'Oh boy, can't do this one.'

When I do things that aren't very good, I'm worse as an actor. I don't know what I pick up - but it's something not very nice.

Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.

I don't watch my own past films: when I watch them, I find they don't work very well, because I have changed. If I continue to make films, in fact, it is because I always want to repair my films. My inner rhythm has changed; I have changed. I have changed my way to film.

I really think I've found me finally in the music. You know, I had put an album out before, 'Embrace Me,' and it's been seven years since that. So I was discovering who I was. And I still am discovering, but I think now I know a little bit more of who I am. So that's what's pushing me.

If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun.

My music is 100-percent me, so it's just who I developed into as a woman. I feel really grateful that I waited until I did because I feel like I really found who I was by doing that.

I learned so much, and I feel I have grown as an actor and as a person.

Joanne' is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous.

I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.

I wouldn't be the type of person to critique anybody. I've got to look at myself first, to be a better person.

We are our own worst enemies and as a coach you can help people recognise that, raise their self-awareness and then see if they change or do anything about it.