Quotes About Self-doubt

I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This is a world smash!' when I finish a song.

I tend to really duck down and make myself smaller than I already am.

Grownups have a tendency to talk themselves out of things, saying it will never work, but kids are fabulously optimistic.

I've got to overcome that tendency to hide what I write or throw it away.

I have a tendency to freak myself out.

It was so inspiring for me to watch tennis growing up. I thought I was really good playing, until my brother told me I wasn't!

If I'm not nervous, if I don't have at least a little bit of the same self-doubt and anxious feelings I had when I started playing, then it will be time for me to go on. I must have that tension.

Having to stake out your identity and have people question whether or not you're being yourself was a tension that I could relate to.

Honestly, as you can imagine, it really isn't all that fun directing yourself, running back and forth to the monitors to see if you're terrible or not.

I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are terrible at in front of other people.

I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

I hated painting, and I quit right after high school because I was continually told how terrific I was... it made me feel shaky.

There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he is, and he's terrific on his show. But I know Louis would play a fantastic dramatic role in something, too. He just needs somebody to grab him and say, 'Come in here and do this.'

There were times at the start of it all when I would be standing, terrified, in front of the cameras and people I considered 'real' actors. I had no idea what was happening, what the guy with the clipboard did, or if people in the studio were looking at me because it was their job to look at me or because they thought I was making a mess of things.

I have always been terrified of the death of my parents. I never knew if I could count on myself. I never knew if that would send me over the edge.

I don't want to say I took myself too seriously, but I put a lot of pressure on myself coming out of school. I saw so many people leave the business behind, certain opportunities disappear for folks who had to go into other professions. That kind of terrified me. As a result, I wanted things to happen really quickly.

I was terrified of being a mum because I didn't think I'd ever be grown up enough.

I thought of Jeff Bridges in 'Hell or High Water' and Ben Foster, and I kept trying very hard not to, because you're terrified you're going to write this thing that then feeds specifically to this one person that then won't do it.

I didn't tell anyone in school that I was going to be in 'Skins.' I was terrified of them putting me down.

I have learned that I am terrified of everything, but I can get the job done.

It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.

The idea of creating film scores was terrifying for many years, into my 30s. It struck me as a career of doing 30-page term papers the night before they're due.

Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.