Quotes About Self-worth

When I am not desperate, I am worthless.

It is never acceptable for us to be the cause of any child to feel unloved or worthless.

If someone tells you often enough you're worthless, you start to believe it.

I felt that society had told me out loud clearly and in no unclear terms, that there were several aspects of my personality, my life, my body, and my existence that were quite worthless. And then I found a community that said, 'No, girl. You're actually nailing it. All these things are great.'

I felt that I was worthless, that I was ugly, that I didn't deserve anything. I thought people would think, 'What have you got to be depressed about?'

Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying.

I have a lot of confidence through my accomplishments. I'm always trying to prove I'm not the worthless child they say I was.

It's a weird profession, as I don't really consider myself an actor. I did at one point, and I went and started doing auditions, and I was so useless at them and so demoralised by doing audition after audition and not getting them and also not being able to take it in my stride at all. I just felt crushed and worthless.

There's a period where you feel very hinky and low about yourself, like, 'That was a lot of time, and there's nothing to show for it.' I've tried to tell myself that if you're going to be a filmmaker, you can't really talk like that about time, because you'll hate yourself or feel very worthless.

I can't stand it when people get bullied or feel ugly or worthless.

The way I feel seen by the opposite sex is sometimes really detrimental to me. I'm very aware of how I'm constantly being sexualized and objectified in their eyes which makes me feel worthless.

I was always so engrossed with being successful that that was my worth and my identity. And then when things weren't going well, I felt like I was worthless.

You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you feeling otherwise.

I thought depression was the part of my character that made me worthwhile. I thought so little of myself, felt that I had such scant offerings to give to the world, that the one thing that justified my existence at all was my agony.

I think it's real easy to look at what's out there and get discouraged. I was never the best-looking guy, I was never the Tom Cruise-looking guy. I think the biggest thing I can say is, 'Don't compare yourself.'

I was never the ingenue or the pretty girlfriend of Tom Cruise in a movie. I didn't have that career, so I don't have to compete on that level.

I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box office doesn't validate me as a person, or as an actor.

Fashion's important to me, but beauty fades. All that stuff is fun while it lasts, but anything can happen tomorrow. You've got to have so much more about you than the way you look or your clothes.

Who you are as a person is more special than trying to be someone you're not. Don't get me wrong - I have bad days, everyone does, but I know if I'm feeling insecure today, I'll move on tomorrow. I'd tell girls to realise it's OK to have bad days to get to the good ones.

I don't have a ton of talents. I'm not this conventionally attractive TV dude.

There have been times when people have told me to lose weight or tone up certain areas... It hurts no matter who you are and how skinny you are or how big you are.

I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.

When I die, it's going to read, 'Game Show Fixture Passes Away.' Nothing about the theater, or Tony Awards, or Emmys. But it doesn't bother me.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.