Quotes of: I-am Keyword

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large -- I contain multitudes.

Walt Whitman

When I define polarities in my work, I actually create the space between things. I point to the question I am actually interested in, without naming it.

Alva Noto

No matter where I am working, I cannot make a film without 100% creative control and final cut. If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere.

Bong Joon-ho

I work out in a studio. Every day, regardless where I am, at least two hours. I need it. I can't cease it.

Gabriela Sabatini

I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.

Harold Prince

I am very driven. I work really hard, whether it's acting or my charity or even poker. When I focus on something I give it my all.

Shannon Elizabeth

I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.

Sam Taylor-Wood

I want to be challenged, I want to work, and I want to feel that I am not being held back, that there is something in front of me, something more inspiring than... just eating breakfast, you know?

Sofia Vassilieva

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Ever since I started doing television, I tended to get cast, for the most part, as these strong, intelligent women... Which is wonderful, but very rarely do I get to be the goofy girl that I am.

Amanda Tapping

I think that I do separate myself a fair amount. And I don't feel like I am representing women. That's up to however people interpret it once they sort of see it.

Joan Allen

I think that is supposed to be good, that I get less from him but I feel worth less.

Because I Am Furniture

I know that I am my worst critic. I know that if I can walk away from the set at the end of the day and feel that I did the best job I could and feel proud, that's what will satisfy me.

Emmy Rossum

I only come up with things when I am talking to myself, which I do constantly. The sidewalk and the subway are the best places for this. I speak at full volume and then laugh at myself if I like what I just said.

Kate McKinnon

I will never be able to fix myself enough to the point I like myself, so I just jumped to the point where I said, 'I like myself as I am.'

Lisa Ann Walter

I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty.

Maggie Smith

I know what I am, and what I have to do in my profession, so I can handle the pressure. It's the way I think.

Michael Schumacher

I don't think I would ever quit acting, but there are other things I am interested in. I wanted to be an architect, and I wish I knew more about landscaping.

Courteney Cox

To be entirely honest, I am an extremely confident person, and I don't think I would have gotten into this business if I felt that I wasn't going to succeed and I intend to be in this business, for the rest of my life.

Erika Christensen

I really don't want to do anything that resembles stand-up comedy. But I will agree to say that I am doing it, and I will hope that people expect it to be that, so I can thwart those expectations.

Lucas Neff

There are days when I will be like, 'Oh my goodness, I am not happy with the way I look because I cannot fit into any of my clothes.' So I eat quinoa that week, and then I feel good.

Blake Lively