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Quotes About Insecurity

I've had curly hair for years, and I never wore it curly. I didn't know what to do with it.
~ Ari Graynor
I'm short, and I'm curvy, and so shopping is hard for me sometimes.
~ Kether Donohue
You know, I was not an attractive child - I never had a cute face.
~ Megyn Kelly
There was a time when I was willing to marry any cute boy that looked at me.
~ Anna Faris
I was never going to be very cute. I always looked for the best people to play with and, 'cause, to make myself look better.
~ Rick Nielsen
At times, it feels like I'm being cyber bullied.
~ Rebecca Black
I think, when I was younger, I'd be crippled sometimes by what others thought or how others would do better. It's been a long journey, and having a lack of confidence is really damaging in this industry.
~ Eline Powell
When I was younger, I was so damn pretty, I looked like a girl, so I understand why guys didn't like me.
~ Paul Walker
I don't think I'm a good dancer.
~ Adam Peaty
I was bullied about everything, from the way I looked to the fact that my father had been a dancer.
~ Paul Bettany
I'm a terrible dancer.
~ Diego Luna
I sat at the popular table, but I always felt really geeky.
~ Mackenzie Davis
Every time I go in front of the camera, I have this fear of 'Oh my God, how am I going to tackle this? The director is going to say 'action' and I'm going to just keep standing there; I won't know what to do.' That's a constant fear I have as an actor.
~ Shefali Shah
Nothing is more untoward than a grown man tasking another with snapping a pic expressly so he can 'flex the 'fit.' It's tacky -self-aggrandizing - and speaks to an existential neediness typically reserved for failed actresses and phenomenally successful rappers.
~ Mary H.K. Choi
There were times I'd be nervous walking home from elementary school, thinking, 'If that red tag from the power company saying our lights are turned off is on the door handle, I don't know what I'll do.'
~ Chrissy Metz
I was scared of running off to be a comedian and then having to come back with my tail between my legs.
~ Paddy McGuinness
A lot of people in Hollywood, and everywhere pretty much, operate on fear. No one wants to get fired, so everyone's scared to take a chance. There's money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
~ Billy Eichner
As a comedian, you want people to like you. That's part of why you're there in the first place: You have this unquenchable need to be liked, and then when you divert from that and take a chance at doing something that has moments of fierce unlikeability, you can hit some real low points.
~ Mike Birbiglia
Today more people believe in UFOs than believe that Social Security will take care of their retirement.
~ Scott Cook
I take care of myself so I don't feel insecure about my body.
~ Jonathan Rhys Meyers
It's embarrassing standing in front of the camera and getting your picture taken.
~ Travis Fimmel
The lead singer of Ocean Colour Scene told me I looked like David Beckham when I interviewed him for MTV. I had short hair, was early in my career and still trying to find my confidence. Being a Man United fan, I should have taken it as a compliment; but it was meant unkindly.
~ Edith Bowman
Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
~ Malik Jackson
I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.
~ Allegra Huston