Quotes About Self-esteem

Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.

It's definitely a little bit ironic being known for my hair because, as a little girl, I had no idea what I was doing with it. I was insecure about it. I didn't have as many references to curly girls, and I wanted to just fit in with all my other friends.

Well, for street clothes, a lot of what I wear is Jones New York. I am well-endowed in the derriere, and they can handle that.

Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it.

I'm a big boy; I can handle criticism.

I was always handsome under all the fat.

I was once described as being mediumly handsome, and that's a right-on analysis for me.

I didn't grow up feeling very handsome.

Suriya is more handsome than me.

You would not hang out with people that talk to you the way you talk to yourself. So get out of your head! Your feelings! Your feelings are screwing you! I don't care how you feel! I care about what you want! And if you listen to how you feel, when it comes to what you want - you will not get it. Because you will never feel like it.

I was not confident about my hair before films happened. But today, my hair is something people like the most in me.

It's hard being a Barbie doll all the time.

'Showgirls' was a critical point in my life. I had my head handed to me. At 21 years old, I had to find my self-esteem again. It was a very hard time.

I had a really hard time when I was 16, 17, 18. I started with the eating disorder in high school.

I have never been a 'hair person.' Growing up, my mom and my sister, who loved to get their hair done, would always give me a hard time about not getting mine done.

I am harder on myself than anyone else could be.

If you grow up fat, you have to try harder.

I always hope people will like me, and I'm always afraid they will think I'm a fraud. I try harder than perhaps I should to make people like me, then it backfires. They think I'm a buffoon.

I try my hardest not to read reviews.

I know what's it like when everyone has a go at you, when criticism is harsh, and your family is part of it. This drags you down, and you can't get on with your life.

I feel like I'm quite harsh on myself.

I can really harsh on myself.

I've always hated the way I looked, and I've never complained about my brains.

It's not like I cleaned up with girls. I always looked young and I was very small; I hated being 'cute.'