#myself

I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like 'Oprah' and 'Ellen,' are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#consistent #depends #distinctively #ellen #hosting

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. ↗

— Luciano Pavarotti

#better #fight #i #myself #other

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there. ↗

— Ian Thorpe

#been #better #even #fail #glad

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself. ↗

— Luciano Pavarotti

#buff #hear #i #i am #myself

It didn't take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#establish #far #good #liked #long

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself. ↗

— Robin Wright Penn

#exposing #i #just #lousy #made

After every movie, I always kick myself for the same things-didn't do enough, not enough variation, not enough interesting choices, too bland. ↗

— Robin Wright Penn

#always #bland #choices #enough #every

I've always wanted to be able to let myself go over the edge. ↗

— Robin Wright Penn

#always #edge #go #i #myself

I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least. ↗

— Justin Timberlake

#get #help #i #least #myself

I never direct myself, because I don't like working with me. I would punch me in the mouth if I had to take my direction. ↗

— Ron Perlman

#direct #direction #had #i #like