Quotes About Self-doubt

Being in the studio, for me, can be a miserable experience - I can really psych myself out.

I'm a big believer in confidence, but I think sometimes that can be misleading.

If I'm honest I don't think the world would miss me if I never acted again.

It's funny, because I never think of myself as Little Miss All-Together.

Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.

If I were to say at any point that I feel really confident or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't. I always see where I didn't do things the right way.

I'm constantly anxious about making mistakes.

It's a mixed feeling when everything you've ever wanted in making films is coming true, and yet you feel scared because it's happening all at once. Suddenly you're in rooms with people you've looked up to for years, the Judi Denches. You wonder if you're good, if you have what it takes.

Right from school, I got mockery for the way I look. I took it to heart early on. I admit there were times when I doubted myself.

It was me that was holding myself back because I felt like I had to fit into this mold of what people want to see.

The moment you feel yourself hesitate on something you know you should do, count 5-4-3-2-1 to activate your prefrontal cortex and interrupt the habit of overthinking, self-doubt, and fear.

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

I've learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments when you'll feel like you're a failure or when you're disappointed in yourself.

I'm pretty sure the feeling of inadequacy is universal for moms.

Moms or soon-to-be-moms put a lot of pressure on themselves.

I am not a natural show-off. Some of the monster comedians are terrifyingly assured, and I don't have that, and that's held me back.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

The monsters are in your own head.

More and more, it feels like I'm doing a really bad impersonation of myself.

I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me.

Most bad behavior comes from insecurity.

Motherhood has been an exercise in guilt.

Most mothers think they are bad mothers. We all make terrible mistakes, often, and always think we're getting it wrong.