Quotes About Self-doubt

I had this fear of rejection. I had this inner unworthiness.

There was a period where I stopped auditioning because I was like, 'I don't have the heart.' There's just so much rejection.

I relate to Michael Keaton's character in 'Birdman' so much, how he has that voice being so mean and then another boosting his confidence.

Everybody can relate to that feeling that, 'I'm having one of those days where I'm not doing anything right.'

I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone.

Nobody's ever going to hire me to choreograph fights.

The minute you get cast, you worry they've made the most terrible mistake. There's a really awkward stage between being hired and doing the job when it doesn't feel real.

If I were FX, I wouldn't have hired me.

You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.

I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.

In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.

After I started Slipknot, I was very honored because I got in touch with the masses. But I was very down on myself because I dropped out of college, which meant I dropped out on myself.

Hopefully I don't annoy people too much.

I'm a hopeless father. I don't know why. I don't think I was supposed to be a father.

I'm horrible at auditions anyway. Maybe that's why I never got anything.

A lot of people were saying, 'I think you will play good on grass,' and I'm like, 'There's no way. I hate grass. I'm horrible.'

I think it would be super, hella cool to hop into a cab & hear my song on the radio - like, 'Yeah!' - and also be like, 'Who is this Griz guy? He's horrible.' That'd be really cool.

I thought I was horrible and really mean on 'Total Divas.'

I was very green when I started on 'General Hospital' and it really challenged me. There were times I began to doubt myself a lot.

You can't imagine how hard I am on myself. Nothing pummels me like my own doubts, the feeling of how far I still have to go.

It doesn't matter how many people say 'well, everyone makes mistakes Ricky, you've had a great career you should be proud of yourself' but that doesn't mean much compared to what goes on between my ears.

I think self-doubt, as grim as it can be, makes me a better writer. Stasis and hubris would probably be the death knell for my career.

Acting is a humiliating job, from start to finish.

My self-deprecating humor may not be as funny as I thought.