Quotes about Personal Growth

I am all about NXT because that was where I learned everything. I am a homegrown NXT talent.

One of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis.

I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'

I never had to run home and help anybody with their homework.

Be honest and accept it if you do not have talent. And if you do, hone your skills.

Let's be honest - it's hard for me to get more sexy, but I'm giving it a go.

There is always something coming up and I honestly want to be in NXT for a long long time.

Nobody wants to rock their own life. But, on the other hand, when your life does get rocked, it affords you a certain level of emotional honesty. It liberates you to be who you really are.

Every three months, I'll say, 'Honey, I think I should learn how to cook'.

My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really didn't like the old name.'

I went to an all-girls boarding school in Maryland. I used to laugh at the girls in the theater program - I was pre-med, National Honors Society; I was on that track.

I grew up in that band. Some people go to college and get a Master's. I went to My Chem academy, and I feel like I graduated with honors.

I think as soon as we start thinking of ourselves as good people, that's when we start letting ourselves off the hook which is bad. I think we should always be trying to be better but that doesn't mean we want to be good.

I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor, as an entertainer, as an artist, and that's what I need; that's what I'm hooked on.

Even if the film doesn't come out quite as you'd hoped, the process can also be very rewarding. I feel that way about a film called 'Lay the Favorite' that I made with Stephen Frears. I did that because the character was a real leap for me. The film doesn't quite all add up internally, but I feel very proud of what I did on it.

I wouldn't change a thing about this journey. It was the best teacher I've ever had and was everything I could've hoped for.

It's difficult to always have to be contextualized within the careers of your parents, and it's difficult not to feel like you can stand alone, but hopefully I'll earn the ability to stand alone over time.

I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.

Hopefully everybody will just let me get on with my life. I'm going to.

Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did.

I just want to continue to grow, as an actor, and dig. Hopefully, one day, I'll lose myself in a role. My only worry about that is that I just want to be able to come back home. I don't want to get lost forever. That scares me.

I'm a truly loved kid, and hopefully it will make me a happier adult.

It's about continuing to develop as a player and continuing to get better and that's something that I'm hoping to do every single year.

Any experience that touches you, in any particular way, is good. It can be a horrible experience.