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You need to develop, somehow, a huge amount of faith and confidence in yourself, because there's a lot of rejection throughout an actor's life and you have to believe in yourself more than anyone else.
Stephen Collins
Actor · American · b. 1947
I feel pretty confident in my own ability.
Gerry Beckley
Musician · American · b. 1952
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.
Scott Hamilton
Athlete · b. 1958
This was all very new to me and I did not want to ruin his film! So we worked hard on that basis of confidence that is needed to collaborate comfortably.
Helena Christensen
Model · Danish · b. 1968
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done.
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor · American · b. 1965
At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.
Vladimir Kramnik
Celebrity · Russian · b. 1975
Golf is a matter of confidence. If you think you cannot do it, there is no chance you will.
Henry Cotton
Athlete · British · 1907 – 1987
I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.
Tom Landry
Coach · American · 1924 – 2000
I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.
John Malkovich
Actor · American · b. 1953
If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself.
Dan Marino
Athlete · American · b. 1961
Oddly, because she has that confidence, the people around her like her more. She becomes more a part of the Reaper family, and she also is able to get along with people more outside of their circle as well.
Ellen Muth
Actress · American · b. 1981
Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.
Derek Luke
Actor · American · b. 1974
I'm confident being at Universal, which is a great home for me, 'cause they understand what I'm trying to do.
Pras Michel
Musician · Haitian · b. 1972
I think I can finally say I am at my most confident and comfortable out there, physically.
Trish Stratus
Entertainer · American · b. 1975
Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra.
Kurt Masur
Musician · German · b. 1927
I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
Eddie Murphy
Comedian · American · b. 1961
I'm trying not to put myself into anything I'm not 100 percent confident about.
Christian Slater
Actor · American · b. 1968
The Dancing Girls of Lahore was offered to dozens of British publishers and was turned down by everyone. It is still on offer in the U.K., but I'm not confident there will be any takers.
Louise Brown
Celebrity · English · b. 1978
I'm not confident with the ladies. I can't just ask someone out in a club. I'd like to say I'm a gentleman.
Christopher Parker
Actor · English · b. 1983
I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after.
Cat Stevens
Musician · British · b. 1948
My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
Jessica Alba
I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble.
Bruce Willis
Actor · American · b. 1955
If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.
Chris Evert
Athlete · American · b. 1954
The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
Burleigh Grimes
Athlete · American · 1893 – 1985
I've never looked at myself and thought, 'Oh yeah, I'm sexy'. I've felt sexy and confident, but I don't look at myself that way.
Ashlee Simpson
Musician · American · b. 1984
Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention.
Sophia Bush
Actress · American · b. 1982
To be a good model, I'd need a lot more confidence... and more confidence to be more bare.
Jill Hennessy
Actress · Canadian · b. 1968
I feel very confident with the way I look. But I felt just as confident the way I looked before. I've always been confident with who I am.
I'm just really confident sexually, and I think that sort of oozes out of my pores. It's just there. It's something I don't have to turn on.
Megan Fox
Actress · American · b. 1986
For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.
Floyd Patterson
Athlete · American · 1935 – 2006
Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself.
Alberta Hunter
Musician · American · 1895 – 1984
I had very little confidence in myself as an actress.
Maude Adams
Actress · American · 1872 – 1953
A great figure or physique is nice, but it's self-confidence that makes someone really sexy.
Vivica Fox
Actress · American · b. 1964
I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Actress · American · b. 1977
Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.
Shirley Manson
Musician · Scottish · b. 1966
Right now I have more confidence in myself. I grew up.
Amelie Mauresmo
Athlete · French · b. 1979
Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself and my capabilities.
Christine Lahti
Actress · American · b. 1950
Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease.
Sean Bean
Actor · English · b. 1959
When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges.
Terence Stamp
Actor · British · b. 1939
I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence.
Vanessa Carlton
Musician · American · b. 1980
The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches.
Greg Rusedski
Athlete · British · b. 1973
I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself.
Ike Turner
Musician · American · 1931 – 2007
Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.
Richard Kline
Actor · American · b. 1944
I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.
Randy Johnson
Athlete · American · b. 1963
No, because I think I have a reason to believe in myself and I think I'm also pretty confident about who I am and what I'm doing and it might be because I'm still at the top too.
Martina Hingis
Athlete · Czechoslovakian · b. 1980
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Stan Smith
Athlete · American · b. 1946
With silly stuff, it's seventy-five percent confidence. I always tell people that it's because I'm nervous about getting that next laugh and I need to hear it. I always want to condense a joke.
Tim Vine
Comedian · British · b. 1967
There's no such thing as lack of confidence. You either have it or you don't.
Rob Andrew
Athlete · English · b. 1963