For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with.
Acting is therapeutic. I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged.
I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.
The trust institutions have in the marketplace, the confidence customers and suppliers and workers and employees have, are very important to a business's effectiveness.
It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence.
I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.
I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special.
I think it is important to maintain a sense of self and confidence, not letting either falter for the sake of a particular part or project, no matter how great it might be.
Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.
When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.
With film, you can feel confident that you're doing good work, but never know what it's going to look like.
Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.
These new young politicians have given us the confidence to start dreaming again to believe there is a better politics, and a better future for Italy in general.
I don't know what the future holds, but I have to be confident about it. It's just the way I am.
When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
I love those films where I feel the director's confidence - where he doesn't need to overdo it with the shots and the cuts.
With a strong faith in God and confidence in your abilities, who can dare to stop you?
