Quotes About Self-awareness

Some people saw Bobby Kennedy as ruthless. I'm sure he did not see himself as ruthless.

Growing up I wasn't aware of a single gay person in our town. The only people who were gay that you had any idea of were Kenny Everett and people like him on TV. I thought, that's not what I am.

I was actually looking for answers where I kept asking myself - what am I doing?

I've never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.

People kept saying, 'You've made it!' and I was like, 'What have I been doing all this time?' I've always felt successful.

Kevin Bacon and I went up for the same stuff, and people would say, 'You and Kevin have the same quality.' I was like, 'I do?' I remember seeing 'Footloose' and thinking, 'How do I have any kind of quality that that guy does?'

I worked all the time. Every moment I wasn't working, I was home with my family. I got divorced. And now I'm doing it all over again, and I've learned that the key is, I've got to work less.

What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb.

Life has kicked me hard, hasn't it? Some of it's my fault, some of it's not my fault.

If I went on 'American Idol,' I would definitely be kicked out immediately.

I probably deserve a bit of a kicking. And having been to boarding school, I've learnt to enjoy a good beating.

I don't like anything I see of myself on screen. I might like one scene or a few shots, but mostly I feel bad and keep kicking myself.

I wasn't a bad kid. My dad left when I was young, so I didn't have much discipline, not that I'm making excuses. I was always out and about and had a good time as a kid, so I've done alright.

You have to discover when you're inadequate to be funny and you don't know you're inadequate when you're a kid.

I would say, 'I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.' But I was just kidding myself.

I'm an actress, and that's why I'm still here. Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves.

People asked if I could have played the Terminator. Are you kidding? Not a chance, I never could have played the Terminator.

If I could sing like a Chaka Khan, an Aretha, a Kim Burrell, if I could do all these amazing runs and belt it out, I would. I've attempted that, and it's not something anyone would want to hear.

I'm the kind who is never happy. No matter what it is, I always find room for improvement.

It's one thing to ask for a picture, but to just take a picture of me is kinda weird, guys.

The cha-cha, right from the start... I knew it wasn't my kinda thing.

I've never played the jack-it-up kinda game; that's just not who I am.

If I'm too cocky or too arrogant, it's like, 'Ugh.' But if you're too on the other side, you take away some of those other emotional aspects, and I just kinda like to have a balance.

I haven't changed much, over the years. I use less adjectives, now, and have a kinder heart, perhaps.