Quotes About Self-awareness

I think of myself as a very lazy writer, though other people see it differently.

I don't read my books, so I don't allow myself the dangerous luxury of toying with the idea of doing things differently.

I do have sometimes a difficult time watching myself.

I don't digest things with my mind.

I turned down 'Come Dine With Me' because I can't cook.

I have to go out for lunch and dinner because I can't cook. I need a woman to come and save me from my cooking.

I took one thing to heart that I heard from Sidney Poitier in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.' And it resonated so much with me. He says: 'Dad, you always looked at yourself as a black man. I look at myself as a man.'

I try to help people become the best possible editors of their own work, to help them become conscious of the things they do well, of the things they need to look at again, of the wells of material they have not even begun to dip their buckets into.

Never dip lower than you can dip.

I am an undiplomatic diplomat.

I will take a back seat when I know my fame is dipping. I'm not delusional.

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

I think the biggest advice I would give to any actor who's directing and also acting at the same time is don't even watch your coverage. You do a scene, and then, you know what you did; it doesn't matter what you look like.

I wish I had seen some women directing before - that would have given me the idea of who I was.

I used to get defensive when people asked me, 'Is it the control that you like about directing?' I used to say, 'No!' But now I'm older, I say, 'Yeah, it absolutely is!'

Our face tells us a lot about the way we are eating. When people drink too much, they have breakouts that directly affect their face. Just listening to my skin and paying attention to it has taught me a lot.

I don't even know if I can call myself a director.

I'm my own biggest critic, so no matter what was being said in the media or being said by fans, I feel the worst when I disappoint myself.

I am a PR disaster because I talk too much.

If my dancing is a disaster - it doesn't define me as a person.

I learned a lot from being in hell. I learned discipline. I learned that I choose what to put in my body.

I think I've always had a disconnect from what I'm supposed to be like.

Products are a way to connect with - or disconnect from - who you are.

I think leadership is not something you learn; it's something you discover.