Quotes about Personal Growth

My school career was absolutely crucial to me. As an endurance athlete, some of the most important years are maybe when you are 16, 17, and 18. For me, getting that right was very important, and my school allowed me to do that.

Doubt is crucial, I think, in every character I have ever played.

Alcohol was this crutch for me, to be able to be confident or go do those things I was scared to do. Eventually, I was like 'Oh, this isn't serving me anymore.'

I cry so much less than I used to. I used to be one of the most teary people.

I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old.

Im currently single, but my relationship history has taught me that its not good to settle. I hope one day I am blessed to be married and have children, but you cant force the issue.

I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.

My rookie year was huge for me as far as the learning curve, especially those last three games.

That was something I probably had to go through, a learning curve in terms of trying to develop into the captain I want to be.

'The Custodian' was my first film, and there were so many lessons to learn in that week. It was really fun, but for me, I look at it as a training film, and I'm not really proud of my work in it.

I feel like I go through cycles as an actress.

We're all trying to figure out on a daily basis what kind of person to be, aren't we? I am, at least.

I started 'The Daily Show' when I was 22. I was going to class at Long Beach.

My parents getting divorced gave me the opportunity to play for my granddad and to meet my wife. I fell in the draft but I ended up in Dallas.

Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.

No one can hand you anything as a dancer. You have to earn it.

For a long time, I said I didn't want to model. I was a dancer.

I recently did a play, Athol Fugard's 'Coming Home' at Long Wharf Theatre, where I played one character throughout - I sat at a table and didn't have any costume changes. Following one character's arc from beginning to end is a whole different mindset.

I feel like somehow I'm living my life mentally in reverse. It's taken me to my 30s to feel relaxed and comfortable in my skin. I think I'm going to be dancing on tables when I'm 50. I really hope I am.

I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world.

As a writer, I challenge myself not to tell the same story - to tackle different characters with different issues.

Certain things come naturally, and tackling wasn't one of them; I'd sometimes go a bit over the top when I was younger.

I have done some tacky films, but then they were all my decisions, and I'm happy to have made those because they have made me who I am.

High school is what kind of grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I'll take with me the rest of my life.