Quotes about Personal Growth

I personally don't believe people really grow. They just learn stuff when they were a kid, and hold on to it, and that affects every relationship they have.

Early in my career, if I didn't get the ball, or if something would happen, or the media would say something, I'd take it personally.

I'm not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

I think you always learn something in every character you play onstage, either personally or creatively.

Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.

The more auditions you go on, the more you will learn not to take it personally.

For me personally, I'm mostly focused on writing and acting right now.

I try personally not to be nostalgic.

I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job.

I'm not saying no to anything, at least as far as reading scripts. I don't care if it's television or films but, personally, I would say I'd like to establish myself more in film.

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child.

People grow; people grow apart, and cancer... I've had a very in-depth and personal experience with cancer, and it really causes a perspective shift.

Motherhood has made me a much better person. I see everything from a new perspective - with a sense of wonderment.

Being married is one thing, but having kids will completely change you. I still go out and hang with my buddies, but having two daughters will completely change your perspective on the world.

I have the advantage of many perspectives as someone who has lived in different kinds of communities: as a woman, as someone who previously identified as a lesbian, as someone who is a person of color. I've had a lot of life, so that informs what I do.

I feel stronger and I feel like I've gained so much knowledge and new perspectives because I've met so many different people.

There's no point in sanitising your past. I believe everybody deserves to evolve and change their perspectives. To be human is an ongoing process.

I learned what looked good on my petite frame, and to this day, I'm a great bargain shopper.

Nobody ever thinks that the work they're going to do could ever be bigger than the one they do before, especially if you're lucky enough like I had to have such a huge thing as 'Phantom' was.

I always want my character to have dimension, no matter what phase of life or situation they find themselves in.

I thought I wanted to be a lawyer and was going through this growth phase.

I did Albert Hall, I got to play the Hall of Fame with Prince. So I've done that kind of stuff for ages. It wasn't until after we finished working on Brainwash, my dad's album after he died, then it was like 'That phase is over in my life now, now we can get on with our music, with our band.'

I definitely went through a phase where I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was younger... But I certainly wasn't very good at it.

Everyone has their awkward phase. I think everything passes, and that is key to remember - none of us looked like this when we were younger... Everybody grows into themselves, and you learn about yourself.