#myself

I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being. ↗

— Claire Danes

#being #did #finally #formed #grow

I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day. ↗

— Claire Danes

#day #differentiated #educated #found #graduated

Getting close to books, and spending time by myself, I was obliged to think about things I would never have thought about if I was busy romping around with a brother and sister. ↗

— Shelby Foote

#around #books #brother #brother and sister #busy

My childhood beliefs became so much a part of me that even today I find myself automatically living by a personal standard of conduct which can only be explained as resulting from my religious training. ↗

— Robert Vaughn

#became #beliefs #childhood #conduct #even

It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted. ↗

— Harrison Ford

#business #conduct #could #felt #figure

I like to think of myself as a storyteller. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

#like #myself #storyteller #think

It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life. ↗

— Dawn French

#beautiful #father #his #i #life

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time. ↗

— Anna Freud

#comes #confidence #i #looking #myself

The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to make any sacrifice to further our intellectual development. ↗

— Jerome Isaac Friedman

#any #brother #development #education #encouragement

You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year. ↗

— Anna Friel

#bored #dead #desert #desert island #does