Quotes About Insecurity

Everybody I know is writing plays twice a year. It's sort of making me feel I am not up to much.

I had the longest awkward phase. I had braces for 3 years; I cut my own bangs too far back and they looked like a bowl cut, and I broke my nose twice.

I was all limbs and I was very convinced that I must be uncoordinated, so I didn't want to try any sports. And the girls' basketball team was constantly like, "Please, please just come play."

I used to be very unathletic. I was always so gangly and self-conscious about my height. I had convinced myself I was uncoordinated. And as a result, I didn't want to try stuff.

I feel nervous because I revere [Zadie Smith] so much. I don't want to be stupid. If I say something stupid, just interrupt me.

But some people want attention so bad they want you to see them angry at you.

It actually took me 20 years to want to write about my youth. I was definitely always a little intimidated about writing about that part of my life.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

"Is it possible to both want and not want something at the same time? For desire to ride with fear?

I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.

To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.

I never Google myself. Only if I want to feel really terrible about myself would I do that.

All young men want to prove themselves.

With camera phones and, you know, iPad's and cameras at stoplights, it's like I just want to drive around with a bag on my head because I just feel like everyone's watching.

Because no man wants to be a coward in front of a cheese.

Look at that fat kid, in the audience. You want some pie you little fatty? I strongly dislike fat kids. Security, please remove him, that fat kid, over there, by the pies.

I think actors, they maybe want more approval than I'm used to giving. Everybody does. Everybody needs a hug you know, all the time. I'm not very good at that. I could get better at that.

Tris." I keep staring. "Tris." I finally look at him. "I just don't want to lose you.

Weddings are really good for making you feel terrible about yourself if you're not where you want to be in life.

The average woman is a size 14 but 'plus' models start at a size six. The industry wants you to feel bad about yourself, and they succeed. I find it to be disgusting.

I don't know any woman who is happy with her looks. I certainly wouldn't want to be friends with anyone who was.

I actually have a life I said I wanted to have. I wanted to tell stories I want and be with my family. I'm whispering it, because I'm a quarter Jewish and afraid it's all going to be taken away.

It's hard to want to let somebody into your house.

The ego does not want to be wrong, ever.