Quotes About Self-criticism

Maybe to my own detriment, but I watched all of 'Fargo' probably more than once. And I tend to be a little critical of myself. But I can also let things go. So I can think, 'Well, that moment didn't read as well as I thought it would,' but it doesn't keep me up at night.

I hate watching myself on screen. I can't stand it.

I like watching different kind of shows, but I hate watching myself on TV. I feel I am a terrible actor.

Perfectionism is really a challenge for me, and it causes me to be super-critical of myself in so many ways: about body image constantly; about parenting; about being a mother.

Production-wise, 'Looks Like a Job For... ' is an incredible album. I think that the weak point of the album was really me.

I think one of the pitfalls of doing your own music is that sometimes you can never be satisfied with it: you're afraid to say that it's done, and you keep reworking it or re-recording it or re-writing it.

I'm not a good guitar player.

If I don't feel like I'm doing the job well, and I don't know how to get there, or I'm too scared, or whatever, I'm not a happy guy and I'm not pleasant. I'm not pleasant to be around.

Every time I write a book, I think how I could be doing it better to please people - a nicer book with nicer characters - but I just can't.

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don't criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

I'll never be satisfied in classical ballet. It'll never be good enough. I'll never be happy with most of my product.

I could have coached better.

I'm very hard on myself everyday, you can ask my coaches, and after a good training session, I'm not happy because I know I can do better or change something to do better, you know?

I'm a competitor, and I hate losing. Hate being down on myself.

I'm not great at taking compliments because I always find the thing I could do better.

I've got an overactive, analytical brain. I get frustrated, impatient, angry with myself. I swear at myself a lot.

I just get annoyed at myself. A lot of swearing goes on generally when I am driving.

It didn't help that Carlos was always badmouthing himself as a neurotic. I had to agree with him. Like the psychiatrist who told his patient: Don't worry about having an inferiority complex. You're inferior.

It's me . My anxiety. I do this thing after I'm around people where I obsessively overanalyze every interaction to see where I went wrong or who I offended.

He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

No," I said primly, I had no intention of being a writer because "I wouldn't want to add another mediocre writer to the world.

There is a saying that goes, "If you talked to your friends the way you talk to yourself, you wouldn't have any.

Flatter yourself critically.

The English certainly and fiercely pride themselves in never praising themselves.