If people could see me the way I see myself - if they could live in my memories - would anyone love me?
The idea of me being an icon or something is a very funny thing, just because of my own weird insecurities. But, yeah... probably because I toiled away being nothing for so long.
Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.
Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues.
The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.
Every professional athlete has fear, doubts and negative thoughts. But people expect you to just ignore them and move forward.
I hope that I can be a role model and positive influence to anyone else who is struggling with insecurities within themselves.
I have existential worries inside of me, but I don't always know how to express them all the time.
It's so easy to get caught up in your own self-doubt when you're writing. It can be so easy to tell yourself, "Who am I kidding?"
I've always been self-conscious about my personality.
I still have pretty much the same fears I had as a kid. I'm not sure I'd want to give them up; a lot of these insecurities fuel the movies I make.
I can be overly confident at times, but with someone who I'm very close to, like with my mother, I will break down. In real life, people will find out that I'm not actually that confident and that I'm a real guy underneath it all.
You will be hard pressed to read another book that understands you as well as 'Leaves of Grass' does. It was made for you in the way that the constellations were made for you. It understands and makes space for your doubts, your love, the guilt and passions of your life and waits for you.
Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
I dedicate this novel to Gala, who was constantly by my side while I was writing it, who was the good fairy of my equilibrium, who banished the salamanders of my doubts and strengthened the lions of certainties.
My character, Rick Spleen, is a what-if version of me, really, where nothing did quite turn out right and everything else is still around the corner.
At the end of the day, we all look in the mirror and tend to see our own self-perceived flaws.
Growing up in the public spotlight and having insecurities like every other girl, I really know what it's like to feel self-conscious.
Lacking an external focus, the mind turns inward on itself and creates problems to solve, even if the problems are undefined or unimportant. If you find a focus, an ambitious goal that seems impossible and forces you to grow, these doubts disappear.
