Quotes About Self-awareness

I always say that I think my job is behind home plate, call a good game, play some good defense, and also, I know I was not a power hitter.

I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.

Of course, when you play football yourself you can think you want to become a manager but it does not make you a good manager.

I play football, but at the end of the day, it doesn't define me.

I'm essentially the result of other people's imagination. And that's fine. Because of other people's imagination, I've played parts I would never have thought I could do. Still, I've never had a hankering or an ambition for any particular role.

When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies.

If I play a bad game, I know I played a bad game. If I play a good game, I know I played a good game. So I don't need anyone to tell me if I did good or bad - because I know it.

I'm just a dumb guitar player, man.

I'm not a good guitar player.

Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have no hand-eye coordination.

So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player.

I'm not a great piano player.

I couldn't change who I am; I couldn't change the kind of player I am.

People can be critical about your game, but no one knows better than the player as to what he needs.

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

No, I don't think I'm especially one of the best players in the league.

A lot of players get to a certain point they don't want to make mistakes. They just want everyone to see how great they are. That ends up being their downfall. You put a cap on yourself.

I don't want people to think that I think I'm this great drummer because, to me, I'm just a kid playing drums, and I love music.

When I'm on an adult set and I'm in a scene, I am myself. I'm not acting. I am playing to the camera, definitely, but I am myself.

I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.

My fault now is making my plays too short.

I am not, at heart, a playwright.

I definitely don't plead guilty to being a heartthrob.

I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else does.