Caitlyn Jenner Quotes

When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasn't the case. I struggled.

I'd auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and I didn't get a place and it was terrifying.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

I lack confidence as an actor.

I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.

I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I'm completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It's a fear of failure, I guess.

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

I have had so many bad auditions.

I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

I thought that when you have more success that you'd feel more buoyed or feel more confident. But in fact my brain has the gift of switching it around and saying, 'Now people are expecting something. Now you're really going to let people down.'

I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth.

I knew I wanted to play 'Dr Cox' really bad, which is always a huge mistake because as soon as you want something really bad, maybe you rip up a little bit.

I always felt like acting was something I could just do if I wanted, which was wrong.

You go from these high hopes when you're writing to just a desperate want of not making a complete fool of yourself by the end of it.

I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face.

I don't want to believe my own hype.

When I like someone a lot, I get scared that I'll let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks I'm good.

When I play in a tournament, sometimes I'm feeling tired and don't want to play in the tournament. I don't want to lose.

Even I admit I may have peaked too soon.

Sometimes your dreams come true, and it's a real drag.