I don't think anything can prepare you for a crew to come in and actually film you as yourself. It's kind of frightening to think that all of a sudden people are going to know how you are, and how you act on a day-to-day basis.
Then again, they're not scripted and I feel it's virtually impossible to be anything but yourself when you're in front of the cameras and cooking so there is a measure of truth in what you see.
When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.
If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image of yourself you're giving to the world, you're on a dangerous path.
You don't want to pigeonhole yourself.
It's hard to think of yourself as a loser at 2 years old.
Having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny, and that was something I learned from when I was 2, 3, 5 years old.
If you are given a lot of money without having to work for it, you won't appreciate it as much as if you made it yourself.
I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
Who wouldn't want to be wizard, at least for a day, as long as you didn't have the dilemmas and the situations that Merlin was thrown into. I'd be happy if you could actually use the powers to have a bit of fun and do something good for the world and maybe for yourself, whereas Merlin's kind of limited in that he has to look after Arthur.
There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal.
When you're an artist, you're expected to describe yourself in interviews every day in five words.
Acting is like going to the gym. You have to keep yourself in shape and concentrate on your core.
A dancer's life is as peripatetic and unstable as that of an actor's. You're freelancing yourself all the time, and a dancer's lifespan is even shorter than an actor's: once they turn 30 or 35, they have to stop.
If you don't stand up to your fears, have bravery, loyalty, and you don't have friends, you'll never win. You'll never feel better about yourself.
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That's a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you're the employer.
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
One can only hope the person you love will make you the best version of yourself.
To put yourself in another's place requires real imagination, but by doing so each Girl Scout will be able to love among others happily.
The problem is that music is selfish in that you need to make it for yourself, so that you can give it away, and those two things don't jive. I needed to find the right reason to play that had the magic and mystery and excitement that made me want to play in the first place.
Forgiveness isn't just a blessing you deliver to another human being. Forgiveness is also a gift you give yourself.
Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like.
As technology advances, it reverses the characteristics of every situation again and again. The age of automation is going to be the age of 'do it yourself.'
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.
Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself.
You need to love your life; you have to appreciate yourself.
I think you can separate yourself from your fears. You know what you should do, and it's just scary to do it. But I'd hate to let the fact that I'm scared to do it make me not do it. It ends up defining you. Because the moves you make are then based on what you don't want to do.
If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6 pm - last thing at night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself.
Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.
If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic medal represents.
Because you are a great lord, you believe yourself to be a great genius. You took the trouble to be born, but no more.
Why do you knock yourself out? Take it easy.
People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture.
Spacewalking is a little like rock climbing in that everything, including and especially oneself, must be tethered or docked at all times. If you forget to tether a tool, it's gone. Ditto yourself.