#myself

For a while I couldn't leave the house by myself. Even if I was just grocery shopping alone, I'd get self-conscious. ↗

— Shannen Doherty

#even #get #grocery #grocery shopping #house

I could read at a very early age and I loved stories, losing myself in stories, novels. ↗

— Heather Donahue

#could #early #early age #i #losing

I am good when there is something central about the character. There is always a human theme I attach myself to. I am really looking for something that is moving or enlightening or something with depth as an actor. I look for these kinds of roles. ↗

— Brad Dourif

#actor #always #am #attach #central

I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#i #just #my own #myself #narrative

Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is my go-to song to pump myself up if I'm having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#eminem #get #having #i #lose

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'. ↗

— Carla Bley

#art #band #better #blues #could

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#breakthrough #came #city #else #every

I do consider myself part of black history. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#black history #consider #history #i #i do

I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#bad #care #does #else #even

Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know? ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#believe #doubt #environment #get #harsh