Quotes About Self-awareness

When I was about five, I could do a vaguely decent American accent - straight through kind of decent - and 'Hercules' needed some kids. I definitely wasn't a good actor.

I'm not a guitar hero.

I don't think I am hero material.

I certainly don't think of myself as an action hero.

My heroes don't have anything special. They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves.

I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing.

I never think of myself as a heroine.

The woman over 50 must be very frank with herself.

I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.

I've always been interested in how the individual comes to know and accept him or herself, which I think has been hard for me.

When I first came to the States, I thought I had a perfect American accent, and then I was abruptly becoming aware that it wasn't. So I did have to work on it a little bit, but I was hesitant working on it because I thought it was good.

In fact, I was very conscious of my accent and used to hesitate in talking to people.

It's very easy to say, 'Well, hey, you should wake up at 4:30 in the morning and do what ABCD people do.' Just because it works for one person, just because it works for even many people, does not mean it will necessarily work for you.

When you are young, you need to know the reality because when you are in your bubble, you believe that, always, all you do is right. And sometimes you need people who say, 'Hey, come on, what happened with you?'

I'm not the type of guy who goes to members of my team or the other team and says, 'Hey, I'm awesome,' because I can improve in so many ways.

Hi, my name is Alexandra, and I'm a netaholic.

I try to find my deepest, often hidden feelings about what's working and what's not. This is difficult because I do lie to myself without being aware that that's what I'm doing.

I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.

I've never hidden away from mistakes or the good things as well.

I don't need to hide behind anything because I'm more comfortable with myself.

I have my limitations which I never hide.

I'm as old as I am, and I don't try to hide it. It's not a big deal.

I've been the person who hides behind people and lets everyone else do their thing, and I've been content there.

As an actor, there's nothing worse than having to hide anything, because you're just so aware of it.