Vera Wang Quotes

I'm not good at watching myself.

I've always liked to watch myself onscreen because that's how I learn.

I don't really watch video of myself. Yeah, I don't really - I never really have.

When I come home, I always look in the mirror and I want to see where I could do better, where I can improve.

If you continually watch yourself do something well, it has a positive effect. If you sat down and watched yourself bowling, batting or fielding badly, it will probably have the equal effect.

It's always tricky to watch yourself, always. When I first had to watch myself, it was really hard because I'd done quite a few plays and I've never seen myself. So I was professional but I'd never watched myself. So I was like hearing you know... I'm sure you guys are all much more familiar with that because everybody has a phone, and everyone's taking pictures of themselves and making movies of themselves. And so people are more accustomed to it now. So I had to get used to it because there's a lot to be learned, of course, as an actor. When you watch yourself, you learn a lot.

At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.

I really don't like watching myself and for the most part I will never watch myself. I worked with Kevin Smith on Yoga Hosers and I really respected the way that he directed. He told me, "It's very important to watch yourself." So he would direct by going, "Hey come over to the screen and watch this scene." And so it was very uncomfortable for me to have to watch myself but then he talked me through the process of that and it was very helpful.

When I watch myself in movies I go, 'My God.'

Everybody is their own critic.

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

But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch.

You have to attempt to be objective about yourself.

We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

It's not like I sit around watching my movies again and again, but I've never quite believed actors when they say they don't watch themselves.

I'm not going to lie, there are more interesting ways to spend your time than answering questions about yourself. But if there were no questions to ask me, I might have a beef with that.

I have a tough time judging myself.

If I'm going to be the best in what I do, I have to study what I'm doing, I have to see what I'm doing. I have to see it, I have to hear it. I'm just starting to appreciate myself - not starting, but appreciating myself in a way where I can look at myself back in a movie or listen to myself as much as I do now.

I don't like to come at my character from some really technical place.

To question your own process is a necessity. If you don't question yourself, it's impossible to improve.

One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.

Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject.

If I can avoid looking at myself, I will. I don't care to examine myself or see much of what I do. I never care how I look.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

There's nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.