Quotes About Self-acceptance

Anything you believe you have to do or become before you can be free is a denial and distraction from the truth that you are already free.

I don't understand this but I never felt any shame about my sexuality and the idea that I found boys attractive as well as girls

Here my advice to young gay person or actor its to be yourself and not to be pressured into what other people want you to be

A PERSON WHO has gained peace of mind has gained everything. To obtain peace of mind, you need to be at peace with the people in your environment. You need to be at peace with yourself, with your emotions and desires. Furthermore, you need to be at peace with your Creator. —RABBI SHLOMO WOLBE (1914–2005)

Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not.

God, it was a relief to let go of what I thought I should be. To just accept who I actually was, vulnerabilities and all. I

I think I spent a lot of my mid-twenties thinking it was a problem of my onstage persona. But, actually, it was my actual personality. I was still working out what kind of person I was.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.

I can fall on my face at times, but I get right back up, dust myself off, laugh, and keep it moving. I never take things or myself too seriously in my personal life.

It's fun to be an actor and dress up, but I'm happy being me and just loving accepting my personal style.

The way I need to look, it's a very personal thing. When I started experimenting, it was to make myself feel happy, to look in the mirror and be satisfied. I never did drag or anything like that. It was always that I wanted to be pretty, to look beautiful, as a girl would want to.

My different personalities leave me in peace now.

In the beginning, you know, everyone told me, 'Your eyes are too small, the nose is too big, you can never be on a magazine cover.' But, you know what? The big nose is coming with a big personality.

I'm never entirely happy. That's just part of my personality, and I just have to accept that.

I want any kid who listens to my music to see that I am confident with all elements of my personality that I can't change.

I used to audition for all those Disney Channel shows, and I was always told that I had the leading-lady personality but was too developed and too curvy.

At this point in my life, I'm not going to spend a lot of time focusing on dissatisfaction with who I am, and I'm not going to spend a lot of time tempering my personality. Whatever job I have next, I'm going to be somebody who wants to get things done.

Personally, I've always loved the curvy look.

I try to come at fitness and nutrition from a perspective of gentleness and what will make me feel good afterwards. I try to stay out of the mindset of needing to fix myself. I do whatever seems fun to me.

I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded, and now, well - I can only do it my way.

My sexuality is not a phase. I am who I am.

Everyone has their awkward phase. I think everything passes, and that is key to remember - none of us looked like this when we were younger... Everybody grows into themselves, and you learn about yourself.

I think everyone has their awkward phases. Growing up isn't easy for everyone. I definitely had my awkward moments.