Quotes About Self-discovery

Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery.

I dropped out of my drama course at university after a year and just floated from rubbish job to rubbish job, with no self-esteem and no idea what I wanted to do.

Self-realization is great.

I wanted to experience college and to travel for my selfish reasons.

Guys are really lucky. We become our authentic selves the older we get.

As a senior in high school, you figure out what you want to do with your life. I asked myself if I wanted to get back into acting and thought: 'Yes, but under my own terms and nothing like it was before.'

I started to like my voice - the sound of it. So then I started to listen to it as something separate. To me, it sounded good that way as well.

You have to separate yourself from your parents. You do. In order to find yourself.

I find the idea that some kids go into acting because of their parents butt-clenchingly embarrassing. I've gone out of my way to prove myself as a separate being. I don't want to be seen as a subset of someone else.

I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way.

If you truly want to find a meaningful relationship, you've got to find yourself first and learn to be confident in your own skin. Don't sacrifice anything about who you are to be with someone. That's setting yourself up for failure.

I always did think I would be married and settled down by now but maybe I ain't ready.

I loved the seventies.

My first sex scene - and it was with myself.

Part of me is a sexual exhibitionist.

I spent years growing up being told what my sexuality was.

I have only really been able to ever intuit my sexuality through love.

You don't walk like other boys. You don't talk like other boys. But at six, you are not thinking about your sexuality.

Certain people don't want you to see your light when you're a bit shaky in it yourself.

Scotland was home to me from when I was 12 up until I was 22. I decided to drop my English bit, and when anyone asked where I came from, I always said Scotland. It really shaped the fibres of my being.

Just sharing who you are - there's so much value in that.

I've come a long way from the area where I grew up in Sheffield. It's been a journey, but I've fully enjoyed it.

I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.

I was a shy kid and acting did bring me out of my shell during high school.