Yourself Quotes
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It's better to make fun of yourself because you've always got someone around to make fun of, and they can't sue you.
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I think everybody can identify, you know, with this sort of struggle to decide for yourself who you are, you know, and what your place in life is.
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It's interesting: I've been doing this since I was 17, and it's kind of weird to see yourself grow up on television.
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Define yourself or be defined.
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There's nothing wrong with giving yourself a pat on the back. If you can't do that, you can't be objective about your work. You can't be conceited or cocky either, but you can't be too modest either.
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Should you create a protagonist based directly on yourself? The problem with this - and it is a very large problem - is that almost no one can view himself objectively on the page. As the writer, you're too close to your own complicated makeup.
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Some characters think more like me than others; some think more like my dad or someone else. It certainly is made up of my experiences, things I've heard, things I think are funny, things I think are sad. There's sort of a strange, blurry version of yourself in there.
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Nobody can stop you but you. And shame on you if you're the one who stops yourself.
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If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.
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It's way easier to write for other people. Yourself isn't in it. When you write for yourself, you overthink, and you become paranoid. When you write for others, it isn't about you.
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Things will come and go, and your life will go on, but you don't want to get too ahead of yourself.
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There is something so fun about scaring yourself.
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There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.
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There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress.
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I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just messed up, so react. I'm not saying you need to throw your club. I mean, take 10 seconds to get angry at yourself, but then start over.
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Careers are like roller coasters. You go up, you go down, and you spin yourself around.
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I don't have any regrets about not having had children. What's the point? It's just something else to beat yourself up over.
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It's okay to take yourself too seriously if you're a serious actor and you've got the scrubs on. And then with me, it's kind of like, well, I'm a comedian, I'm making fun of everybody and everything. And I'm making fun of myself. I'm having fun making fun of and for other people.
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When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself.
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One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.
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You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
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Freediving can be extremely dangerous. It's got an incredibly high fatality rate outside of competition. But there's never been a fatality in competition. In terms of spear fishing and people who train by themselves, it's the second most dangerous sport in the world after base jumping. If you black out by yourself, you drown.
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Don't let yourself make excuses for not doing the things you want to do.
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Being a musician and artist can feel superficial at times - you talk about yourself every day and pose for photos for the magazines and newspapers, and it can be very tiring for your well-being.
