Quotes About Confidence

When you go to auditions, pretend you already have the job and you're just presenting - almost like you're at the table read. Don't go in with an air of, 'Please like me,' or, 'Please hire me.' You're like, 'Here's my take on it. Take it or leave it. I've got a lot of other things to do today.'

Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

I'm a bit of an attention seeker, so I'm always looking for a table or some height to get up on and dance.

I am deluded enough to think I can bring something to the table.

There are a lot of great fighters in this sport, but they just don't bring what I bring to the table.

See, I'm a risk taker. If I feel very opinionated, I can really put the money on the table.

My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore.

I used to spend hours at night, downstairs, in front of the only full-length mirror in the house, standing on the table working out what I would wear to school the next day.

I always wanted to bring something new to the table, and make clothes for women where they feel beautiful.

I'm absolutely gonna win it, because I'm ruthless. I sit at the poker table and my job is to destroy people.

Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.

I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep.

I'm very comfortable being married to an extremely strong, opinionated, and driven woman. But I also sit at the head of the table. I have both of those sides to me.

I was what's known as a floater. I could sit at the edge of most cafeteria tables, but was never a part of any one group. I was also a dork. And still am. And proud!

I felt more comfortable playing other people than being myself, when I was a kid. And then, the tables turned. Through my performances, I've become more comfortable with who I am, and then I just bring more of myself into the people that I play.

I feel like somehow I'm living my life mentally in reverse. It's taken me to my 30s to feel relaxed and comfortable in my skin. I think I'm going to be dancing on tables when I'm 50. I really hope I am.

Even Disney - off the record, but on the record - knows that I have the power. They love me because of that. I don't act like it. I'm not walking around all cocky, but the tables have turned.

If a stranger is writing something completely fictitious, or insulting me on a blog or a tabloid, I don't take it personally.

I focus on the fact that none of what the tabloids said defined me.

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.

Masaba has helped me break some taboos, like wearing off-white with white or sneakers with a fancy gown. She's given me the confidence to carry off stuff, which looks nice.

I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world.

I obviously bring all of my insecurities along with me to any role that I tackle.

I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is an actor is supposed to do before a film. Do a lot of research, get into the character. That's what I did with 'Dragon.'