#myself

I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to write a symphony. ↗

— Danny Elfman

#burning desire #desire #having #i #myself

So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble. ↗

— John Entwistle

#already #bass #by the time #guitar #hands

With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal. ↗

— Enya

#fans #i #i can #lot #much

My agent in Sweden used to send off interview tapes but I decided to take it upon myself and come to London to visit casting directors which is when things first started taking off for me. I love Sweden but the industry out here is quite small so when I was given the chance to go internationally I took it. ↗

— Alicia Vikander

#casting #casting directors #chance #come #decided

I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist. ↗

— Bobby Fischer

#consider #felt #form #game #i

I never going to satisfy everybody, so I decided to satisfy myself. ↗

— Dan Fogelberg

#everybody #going #i #myself #never

I found myself facing a Christian Science Reading Room. My God! It had been eight years. There had never been any renunciation of religion on my part, but like so many people, it was a gradual fading away. ↗

— Henry Fonda

#away #been #christian #eight #facing

By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#about #caring #i #ideas #much

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

#ashamed #been #being #grandparents #having

I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say. ↗

— John Frankenheimer

#good #good actors #great #i #i think