Quotes About Confidence

I know my flavor's going to work because I just know there's not a lot of guys like me around. So you got to figure out what's that about you.

Especially being a woman of color, sometimes it's hard for to put our foot down. You work with a lot of men, and they'll be like, "She has Joyner the best reputation".

I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I enjoy it. I am very confident in my work.

I only work with people I trust and respect.

I have always dressed somewhat well - not because I work at GQ - but because my wife is amazing at finding clothes that disguise my waistline.

If you're a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

I'm talkin' about you. Stop pretending you're normal. You're insane. Make that work for you.

I actually stopped working out because I don't want to lose my jelly.

You can't ever let yourself be thrown by a camera. That's never good for an actor. When you're reading the script, you want to work with someone you trust so there's nothing to worry about.

Some people are just not going to like me and they're not going to like my work. But that doesn't mean I'm a bad person.

I don't do chat-up lines. Girls often tell me I'm cheeky. Being cheeky seems to work OK for me.

It's important to stand up for your work - otherwise somebody else will step in and say they did it.

I should have had more faith in my talent. I think I would have gotten to achieve more, earlier, had I believed in myself. But I let other people take credit for my work.

A lot of times when I'm not at work I like to let my face breath and not put makeup on.

Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

I think a show can work anywhere if it's done honestly, with integrity, and with confidence.

I went to a hypnotist to learn how not to use drinking a pint before you go on as a way of giving you the confidence to just fly at it, irrespective of the fear. That's not a long-term strategy, when you do as many gigs as I do.

What Nintendo will do is simply try to do our best, believing that our strategy is right.

I can dance to Beyonce, sing karaoke, create strategy, go on dates, and build a multi-billion company and show the world that women can build big businesses.

Every time a confident, successful woman like Marissa Meyer distances herself from feminism, I think of Athena. Athena women, with all their brilliance and strategy, are the ones smashing up through layers of glass. They tend to identify with men, keeping femininity at a distance.

I sketched out what I believed to be my optimal strategy for 'Jeopardy:' Play fast, build a stack, bet big, and hope for the best. In my mind, playing a seemingly risky game actually minimizes my chances of losing.

I think the fact that I have a solid head on my shoulders and a brain inside that head gives me an edge over my competitors. It helps when I am giving interviews, charting out strategy for my career and choosing scripts.

Be yourself. I had this three-week period where I wore this straw fedora. I thought it was what chicks wanted. And then it dawned on me that I was trying to be something that I wasn't, so I took the fedora off. So be yourself.