Quotes About Self-awareness

I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they gave me, I took them because there wasn't a trace of my true self left.

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.

It's inevitable that you find out about your true self. There was so much I realized I had to work on, to try to improve.

I often have to play a role to get what I want in my life. At the same time, I can't do that without also nourishing who I really am and being aware of my true self and the ways in which I'm not bound by my race or sexual orientation or class or country or whatever.

I was never a white guy pretending to be black. Not once, ever, did it occur to me that I was being phony or fraudulent or fake. Quite the opposite - I always believed I was living the truest form of my self.

Those who talk to themselves are the truest actors.

Self-awareness is a character trait that's horrible to have if you're a performer. I think that a lot of these performers that we see get up on stage and play music, there's a sense of them truly not caring how they're coming across. They are just themselves. I look up to a lot of people who are like that.

I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.

There are truly, truly millions. I'd probably need a month to list all my mistakes.

Only when you're in that ditch, lying there in the muddy runoff you've made of your life, gazing up at the peak you fell from, do you truly know how small you are and understand how tall you used to be.

I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.

The case for exploiting animals for food, clothing and entertainment often relies on our superior intelligence, language and self-awareness: the rights of the superior being trump those of the inferior.

Ivanka Trump is a close friend and just a wonderful person, mother, and businesswoman. Everyone thinks she has it all, but she always stresses that there is no such thing.

I'm a terrible trumpet player.

I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think.

I'm a terrible drummer; I almost cannot play the guitar nor sax nor trumpet.

Sometimes I feel like you can toot your own trumpet too much. I don't really like that.

The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.

Trust yourself and don't do anything that doesn't feel right.

Trust me: if I had something interesting to say about myself, I would.

Trust me, if I were gay I'd be getting more action than I'm getting now.

Trust me: all of us walk around and look at each other, and without saying it, we all know we're thinking, 'Really dude? Were still here!' and pinch ourselves. Typically, careers have short life span, 10 years if you're lucky, so what we've done is amazing.

Trust me, you know when you've got depression.