The one thing you have to do if you write a book is put yourself in someone else's shoes. The reader's shoes. You've got to entertain them.
Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.
Wars are usually really popular with people that aren't gonna be affected by them. 'Cause it's just entertainment, and it's just weird, like, 'Well, we've got to show the world that we're strong.' No we don't. And by the way, that has nothing to do with you. Why are you equating yourself with that... you know what I mean?
Through all of history mankind has ingested psychedelic substances. Those substances exist to put you in touch with spirits beyond yourself, with the creator, with the creative impulse of the planet.
The nice thing about animation, you don't even really have to account for yourself. All of the physical stuff that you work on as an actor, you just throw away.
People think if you're a model then you must take yourself way too seriously.
You can't allow yourself to be vulnerable.
I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's feelings. You get a little jaded by yourself.
I find that once you start helping others, it makes you feel better about yourself. It helps you figure out what you want to do with your own life.
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
This is a place where you can go, that you can feel safe and look inside yourself and discover yourself.
If you hunger for certain types of clothes, for which you have little use, put yourself on a diet. Just as you resist too much whipped cream and French pastry to keep your figure in shape, you can say no to those yearned-for but unneeded purchases that lead to a wardrobe that is shapeless and without form.
You learn to laugh at yourself, and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating, and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed.
Do not for a moment suppose that you must make yourself better, or prepare your heart for a worthy reception of Christ, but come at once - come as you are.
I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy. I like to stay fit, because that's when I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, 'Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?' And I always say, 'No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night.'
Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.
There's no reason to think that you'll be capable of loyalty to a diet until you address your basic disloyalty toward yourself.
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
I needed an outlet in high school and came across painting. I've actually been painting longer than I've been acting. A movie is a collaborative effort, and with painting you just have yourself.
Never compromise yourself.
Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself. If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might.
It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the time. Instead, high self-esteem comes from how you feel in any moment. So walk into a room acting like you're in charge, and spend your energy on making the people around you happy.
As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.
Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.
When I've worked with established artists, I've naturally been more restricted, but you still have to take risks and push yourself to do something different.
If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.
It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about.
I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member of the humanity of man, being a member of the family of the divine.
If you have to rely on yourself, you try harder, and when you try harder, you feel bigger.
I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used the baseball world to talk about their product. Not too much, just enough to keep going. Just be yourself and you'll never have a problem. That's what I did.
When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.
The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right, you can see into the heart of all your characters. Usually, when there's a writing problem, it's because you aren't doing that.
I auditioned for Robert Redford once and I was so starstruck I couldn't even speak. I had a mic wire at a screen test clipped to me and then I got kind of nervous and I paced in a circle and then took a step and tripped and fell on my face. You just have to forgive yourself and keep going on.
Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.
The reality of the writer's world is that you set yourself up for future disappointment with every success that you deliver because you end up raising your audience's expectations.
