Quotes about Personal Growth

It wasn't until I got to college and had a lot of my ego beaten out of me... That's when I started to turn to literature as something deeper than a way to put up points.

My parents thought if they put me in drama classes, I might come out of my shell. It worked, and I've acted ever since.

Had I to do it again, I would have been a math major, probably a double major, and did take a lot of math classes, but I would have taken a lot more.

I've been doing some Shakespeare acting classes - and I really enjoyed it. I never thought that would be something I would say, but I am.

It's one thing to be sitting in a classroom and have a teacher tell you how to treat other people; it's a whole other thing to watch, week after week, somebody's life spelled out to you in an emotional way: That lesson is something that will stay with you forever.

We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself - your own house - which we never do.

I started working for my dad - he had his own company in carpet upholstery cleaning. I was doing whatever he said. It was hard work, it made me grow up and realize that it's not what I wanted to do.

Since I was in Cleveland, I've gone through a lot of different things.

There were so many wonderful opportunities for me growing up in Cleveland. And whatever I'm doing in New York or Hollywood, I meet people from Cleveland.

It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.

I don't really like talking too much about myself, but I have this feeling that it's all clicking for me. It's all coming together.

When I was doing larger than life roles in action entertainers they weren't clicking.

I know I'm not a cutting-edge free climber. Free soloing, I'm comfortable to 5.10-plus or 5.11a. But if I was a grade higher I could do some amazing things.

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

Climbing is not a competition, and you cannot talk in terms of 'greatest,' it means nothing.

Acting didn't come and just clip me on the nose.

I have always looked for growth, and in TV, you are as good as your last show. So I only care about my personal space, my family, and close friends.

Really, I was such a late bloomer, I really didn't learn how to be me until I was in my late '40s, which is when I started playing roles that were closer to me.

My sister was much closer to Mom. Mom accompanied my sister to all her shootings. I made my way on my own.

Every time I decide not to do a commercial film, a masala film, I'm closer to myself.

My second husband encouraged me to go to a writing group at our local theatre. It was my 'coming out of the closet' moment.

We all have our own closets to come out of.

She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself.

Just get better every day. That's all I can do. When they throw me in there, play good and play like you've been coached to do.