Joel Edgerton Quotes

I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange.

I master my doubts now. I have fun with them, they're my travelling companions.

I think that as you get older, you learn to live in yourself more securely.

Learn yourself and love yourself.

There is an amazing power getting to know your inner self and learning how to use it and not fight with the world. If you know what makes you happy, your personality, interests and capabilities, just use them, and everything else flows beautifully.

humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.

You have to recognize that deep within your soul, you know who you are - and let [the criticism] go right by you. If you're reacting to it, you're letting it get to you.

I stopped looking at people's opinions. It's easy to get caught up in what other people think.

The happy man is he who knows his limitations, yet bows to no false gods.

Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.

I feel like I'd invested so much in the physical side of my life: running marathons - I brought a SEAL into my house - I have a trainer. But I've invested very little on the inner work, and in a world of distractions, I felt like to have the whole picture, I really had to spend a little time alone and work on being present.

When you know you're vulnerable, and you know... your strength and your weakness, you can see life with better perspective.

It's just a continuous process, trying to work through it, trying find that comfort zone and go from there. That's kind of where I'm at. I feel pretty good about where I'm at.

The more you learn to love yourself, the better actor you will be. That's always going to be my training. Every part is, 'How can I learn to love myself more?'

I'm not going to dwell on what someone has said if it doesn't affect my life. I think that attitude helps to strengthen my character.

I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct.

I want people to find their inner depth.

'Life as a Dog' is when I really started to feel comfortable, like I had the due north on my compass.

Sometimes, my weakness is where the strength really is, and it leads me to depend in the areas where I really should.

I definitely believe in myself. And I don't need to show that on the outside. I just don't feel like I need to tell people how I feel about myself. I know my skills and I know what I'm comfortable in, and I keep it to myself.

Am I completely indifferent to criticism? No, not at all. But I know who I am and I have learned to respect and care for who I am.

I never feel out of place. I'm never nervous or worried.

Anything that's been useful to me as a person has been useful to me as an actor. Anything in the interest of your happiness will affect your work. The more comfortable you become in your own skin, the better you are as another identity.

The best advice Drake's given anybody is to know yourself. It's the most important thing to live by.

I know how strong I am mentally, how I work on myself.