Quotes About Self-criticism

I have a tough time judging myself.

I'm just used to leaving and being like, "I feel like I wasted their time and I definitely wasted my own time." I often leave auditions thinking that that person is now permanently mad at me.

The deal with multiculturalism is that the only culture you're allowed to disapprove of is your own.

You hate me; but your abhorrence cannot equal that with which I regard myself

Criticizing yourself all the time or being overly judgmental of a situation is like wearing dark sunglasses indoors.

I confess to wincing every so often at a poorly chosen word, a mangled sentence, an expression of emotion that seems indulgent or overly practiced. I have the urge to cut the book by fifty pages or so, possessed as I am with a keener appreciation for brevity.

Being able to criticize our own certainties is often a painful struggle, demanding some courage as we try to stand back and impartially judge ourselves and our own responsibility.

he felt as tired as if he had spent the whole night shouting at himself. While

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

It's too distracting to read about yourself. You want to be perfect and you want everyone to love you, and that's never going to happen.

If you're capable of despising your own behavior, you might just love yourself.

People think they think, but it's not true. It's mostly self-criticism that passes for thinking. True thinking is rare—just like true listening. Thinking is listening to yourself. It's difficult. To think, you have to be at least two people at the same time. Then you have to let those people disagree. Thinking is an internal dialogue between two or more different views of the world.

People think they think, but it's not true. It's mostly self-criticism that passes for thinking. True thinking is rare - just like true listening. Thinking is listening to yourself. It's difficult. To think, you have to be at least two people at the same time. Then you have to let those people disagree.

The relentless pursuit of perfection has been my problem over the years. It's maybe held me back.

My mind is always going. I'm always thinking what I need to do, what I haven't done, what I did do, what I didn't do as well as I could - I'm relentless that way with myself.

Forget 'full of myself,' I'm not remotely impressed with myself.

If I drop a ball, I'm going to beat myself up, or if I go out and a rep isn't perfect, I feel like I've got to do it again.

When I look back I either feel I did this mistake while shooting or writing. Eventually you try and make sure you do not repeat the same mistake with your next film. I always feel I could have made the film better.

Every time I watch a performance, I'm disgusted with how I've skated. It's very hurtful for me.

I'm hardest on myself. I'm my biggest critic. I ended up hurting myself a lot by doing that.

It is really hard for me to impress myself with the work that I do.

I am always analysing myself; I am always critical of myself and always trying to improve.

It is always good to self-analyse and be self-critical. That is how I've got through so far and improved.

I never feel like anything I have done is perfect. I feel like there is always room for improvement.