#yours

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#because #children #encounter #expecting #forever

To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again. ↗

— David Viscott

#any #consequence #effort #enthusiasm #face

I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#because #better #engine #felt #get

You're just so excited that you have this record deal or this movie opportunity that you don't stand up for yourself and say, This is what I want to do. ↗

— Solange Knowles

#excited #i #just #movie #opportunity

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie. ↗

— Trisha Yearwood

#character #like #me #movie #movies

I'm not the sexiest thing in the world, I feel actors who have to 'play' sexy lose all their sex appeal. When they start with the tongue and the heavy lids, it looks so ridiculous. I think you just have to be yourself. ↗

— Stephanie Zimbalist

#be yourself #feel #heavy #i #i feel

You don't have to take yourself so seriously all the time. ↗

— Evan Rachel Wood

#take #time #you #yourself

You don't go to a comedy and try to laugh. You laugh in spite of yourself. You don't just come on stage and cry. Something has pushed you to cry. ↗

— Penelope Wilton

#comedy #cry #go #just #laugh

When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#confidence #friendships #liking-yourself #love-yourself-first #loving-yourself

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#actress #because #become #being #concentrated