Quotes About Self-awareness

Artists should be self-aware of their work and their potential places in people's lives and make their decisions accordingly.

I don't work out too much and it's wild because it bugs me out.

If a man lose his balance, and immerse himself in any trades or pleasures for their own sake, he may be a good wheel or pin, but he is not a cultivated man.

Most of us don't work out what we want. And most of us end up with lopsided lives as a result.

Know your limitations and be content with them. Too much ambition results in promotion to a job you can't do.

As you do your work, you discover what you love to do.

It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.

I'm a good judge of my own work.

I have to understand what my strengths and limitations are, and work from a true place. I try to do this as best I can while still protecting my writer self, which more than ever needs privacy.

I hated my work. It never seemed to me to be what I should be doing.

If something is in my mind, I can easily forget everything else and maybe forget about other people. I'm trying to change it's not that I'm that bad. I want people to want to work with me.

While someone can attempt to shame you, shame must also be accepted to be effective. We can't make you feel shame without your participation.

Being an arrogant braggart just doesn't work for me. (Devyn) You should try it. It really does grow on you, trust me. (Adron)

If you deny the reality of your body or your life, you'll never be able to dress any of it well - even the parts you love. You have to see it all to work with any of it.

I just was non-political and didn't see myself as a person who could push people around, make their decision, you know, and tell them how lousy their work was.

Your tendency to be inward-directed or outward-directed is huge; it governs every part of the way you live and work and love.

Whenever you're confronted with a tough work situation, stop for a second and try to honestly answer this question: Am I approaching this emotionally or am I approaching this professionally?

As soon as we identify ourselves with the work we do, we feel miserable; but if we do not identify ourselves with it, we do not feel that misery.

I know I can't play funny roles in movies. I tried, and it didn't work.

I'm pretty hard on myself. Every now and again I'll go on my IMDB or update my resume and I'm like, "man, I've done a lot of work."

I'm so critical of my own work that it's difficult for me to disassociate myself and watch it as an audience.

Being compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that.

I really think I am where I am in spite of my training, not because of it. I don't know how unique my work is, because I never compare it.

I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later.