Quotes About Confidence

A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out.

I wasn't scared of childbirth. I educated myself and did my fair share of research, and that made me feel a little more prepared.

Understand that the time in the audition is your time. Really own it and take control of it. And do what you prepared. Focus on really executing what it is that you intended to do.

Whenever you go into an audition, you have to be as prepared as possible.

That is definitely something that I feel more comfortable with now. When I did 'Lord of the Rings,' it was something I wasn't quite prepared for, I didn't know how to deal with that sort of attention, and I kind of shied away from that, but I'm better at dealing with that now - a lot better.

When preparing for auditions, I have no rituals. I just try to be as prepared as possible.

We're not preparing to lose games.

It's not a prerequisite for an actor to be obsessed about his looks. I know there are people who don't look in the mirror at all, and I'm getting there.

Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.

I look up to people not necessarily based on what they look like. For example, Edith Piaf is somebody I think is a beauty hero even though she was definitely considered to not be beautiful. It was just her charisma and stage presence, and to me, that really defines beauty.

God has blessed me with a certain amount of presence and a certain amount of charisma.

You know you don't have to be the most popular kid in the school to have people acknowledge your presence.

I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.

I've always been cast in authority roles; I think because I have that presence... Comedically, I can play against that pretty well. I enjoy playing that arrogant ignorance. That's one of my favorite games to play in comedy.

I have had people telling me that they liked my screen presence and my voice, so I guess that's my strength.

I think there's a quiet aggression that you need to have, that presence that you have on the mound, the poise, you know.

I always thought that I was going to be up there, whether it's was in the top 20, top 10, and I wasn't training hard, but I thought, you know... my strength, my presence, my talent would just keep me up there, without really training hard and really committing myself to the game.

I don't think I am a big artiste but the new ones do get intimidated by my presence.

Was Effenberg a leader because he projected presence or because he had a presence? There is a difference.

I don't think you can find someone who has my combination of look, talking ability, presence. I don't think you can find an exact copy to fill my shoes.

You always feel the drawing you are working on is the best you've ever done... I am only interested in the present.

It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point.

I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.

I try not to be neurotic; I try to create and present healthy body image.