Quotes About Confidence

I don't go around thinking I'm attractive or not attractive. It has never occurred to me. People don't think like that where I come from... No one has ever said, 'Oh, he's a good-looking bloke.' They just didn't use those words about men.

I was never in the closet as an actor. It never occurred to me that my sexuality was something to be ashamed of.

I don't consider myself to be incredibly confident, or really lacking in confidence. When you're on Jonathan Ross' or Graham Norton's show, inevitably there's something to sell. And there's a live audience; you're sat between Cameron Diaz and Tinie Tempah - I don't really see it as 'me.' It would be odd if it was.

I look really odd in jeans and a hoodie - it doesn't feel or seem right.

I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.

I'm the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself.

I'm too small and too short. I thought that was odd; that should be a non-issue to me.

Frankly, the idea that we need to be beautiful, if you really think about it, it's odd. But if you can turn it inward and see yourself as beautiful, that's what changes the world.

I'm okay with being the oddball.

Oddly, in a sense, I still have more confidence as a director than my ability as a writer. Somehow, directing is just really easy. It's just about being really honest about how you feel about what you're seeing.

I'm oddly comfortable in the ring.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

I believe in myself and the goodness in others, and I think anyone who rolls the dice with me has good odds.

That's when you know you're the greatest: when you're the greatest, and people still put odds against you.

I don't take a lot of notice of odds.

The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt I could make it to the NBA; it was as if I had foreseen my future, and I knew I would make it.

I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.

I'm not the best shooter and I'm not the best scorer, but you do have to respect me because I can go off.

Don't be afraid to show off who you are.

I'm not easily offended, and I have a certain toughness.

I came to L.A. with confidence in my craft, and I was very offended when I didn't get a part. It took me awhile to understand that it is not always about your acting.

I'm not easily offended so whether it be a compliment or a derogatory comment, it really doesn't bother me.

Once you feel loved by the universe, you're already accepted, and you're not really concerned about offending people.

You can't always worry about offending people.