Quotes About Self-worth

I always have a very strong sense of shaming oneself, and you can do that a lot in the public eye, so it's best avoided at all costs I think.

I was always encouraged to really root myself in a strong sense of self and not to believe all the nasty things people were saying.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

My parents gave me a strong sense of entitlement. And I use that in a very good way.

I'm stronger knowing that while Donna Rice could be sold, she could not be bought.

I'm still conscious of whether people really accept me, but that insecurity makes me stronger.

I don't know how many people feel strongly about what I do.

I have never in my life let a man disrespect me, verbally or physically, and that will never change. I feel very strongly about this because it's something my mother instilled in me and that I have instilled in my daughters.

People always told me that nothing would match my face, my structure other than roles of sophisticated, educated women. I felt it was an insult to me.

The business of Hollywood, if you don't have other things going on, it will eat you up and spit you out... If you take what those people and that social structure think of you - if you let it govern your life - you might as well just kill yourself.

I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself.

I struggled with feeling confident for a long time, but I think it's important to be strong and not compromise for anyone or a relationship - I'm drawn to that.

I went to a private school, and I struggled academically. It was really disheartening to always be considered bad at that.

Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It's tough trying to fit in when you're a kid; then you become an adult and you think, 'I'm just going to be myself and either they accept it or they don't.' But you know what? I like me, and that's the most important thing.

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do.

The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

The criticism does not hurt because I have always been my own worst critic. I wouldn't say I don't respect other people's opinions, but my opinion is the most important.

At the end of the day, I can't curl up with people's opinions.

I can't have people always having their opinions floating my way.

Other people's opinions don't matter to me.

I'm very flattered because Margot Robbie is insanely beautiful, but it's always annoying to have people focusing on your looks as opposed to what you're actually doing on the job. But also, I'll take it. There are worse people to be compared to.

We all have to find beauty within us, as opposed to just our exterior.

I think that, as African-Americans, oftentimes we have to put ourselves on pedestals as opposed to really looking at ourselves and trying to understand ourselves and become better people. We always have to be on pedestals.

When we think about our bodies, we often think about the way they look as opposed to what they accomplish for us every day.