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“Vanity's really overrated. When I was 20, teenage girls had my picture on the wall... I don't need to be pretty anymore. I just am who I am.”

Needs Girl Wall Who I Am Vanity Teenage Overrated Teenage Girl

Author:Michael J. Fox

“Maybe because I didn't have a huge film career right off the bat, I've been able to create something different, which is so important to me. That's myself, my idea of who I am.”

Important Ideas Different Able Film Careers Huge Who I Am Bats

Author:Kim Raver

“Believe me, I love commerce as much as the rest of the readers of 'Businessweek.' But in art, you have to be true to yourself and your musical vision. People have known me well for a long time, so if I was chasing a trend and doing something that wasn't authentic to who I am, they would know it in just a few seconds.”

“Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.”

Feels Matter Reason Moving New York England Who I Am Appreciated

Author:Natasha Richardson

“I can, and do, walk the street. No one bothers me or anything, because most people wouldn't know who I am.”

People Knows I Can Walks Streets Who I Am Bother

Author:Paul Rudd

“Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because of who he was - it was because of who I am. It's true, though, that I felt I shouldn't compete with him, and that those feelings went away after he died.”

Hard Feelings Artist Father Felt Careers Died Who I Am Hard Times Having A Hard Time

Author:Kiki Smith

“Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.”

Kind Expression Music Is Who I Am

Author:David Sanborn

“I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.”

Proud Stealing Who I Am

Author:Hope Solo

“We are writers. We danced with words, as children, in what became familiar patterns. The words became our friends and our companions, and without even saying it aloud, a thought danced with them: I can do this. This is who I am.”

Writing Children I Can Can Do Patterns Who I Am Familiar Companion I Can Do This

Author:Anna Quindlen

“Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.”

Home Remember Months Fame Six Who I Am Six Months

Author:Sissy Spacek

“I feel good about who I am.”

Feels Who I Am Feel Good I Feel Good

Author:Anna Torv

“I'm always showing pictures off. I have to be careful who I show them to because of who I am, obviously, but I'm a proud father.”

Shows Father Proud Careful Who I Am Be Careful Proud Father

Author:Josh Turner

“Sometimes when Australians go overseas, it's as though the "Aussie" is refined out of them. I don't know why. It's never happened to me, because I'm really proud of it. I'm not embarrassed about where I'm from or who I am any more. I know who I am. I don't fit in everywhere, but I know where I do fit in.”

Knows Sometimes Happened Proud Fit Who I Am Embarrassed Refined Aussies

Author:Rachael Taylor

“I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experiences I had last year of moving to California and traveling to places like Rome and Nicaragua where I met a lot of people just had a really big impact in my life.”

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Author:Kate Voegele

“I'm just basically trying to make music that feels good. Right now in the music industry there's a real lack of intimacy. You don't really connect with the artist as much anymore, and you don't really understand where they are. I'm basically doing music that illustrates who I am and where I am in my life.”

Feels Trying Real Artist Industry Right Now Who I Am Feel Good Intimacy Music Industry

Author:Tristan Wilds

“I do think that the abiding mystery of my origins has definitely had a profound effect upon my writing. There is that thing in the back of my mind where I think I don't really know who I am. And it may make it a little easier to shift around in my narrative voice.”

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Author:Gillian Welch

“I don't really think about having had a hard life. It was just my life, and it's all I knew. It made me who I am - all the good and bad - and it's where all of the songs on Here For The Party came from. I've lived them all.”

Thinking Made Hard Song Party Who I Am Good And Bad Hard Life

Author:Gretchen Wilson

“I feel like I am a lot of who I am because I watched these shows that said it was okay to be a total weirdo. Shows like 'Pete and Pete,' 'Hey, Dude,' 'Salute Your Shorts' - that's what I grew up with.”

Feels Said Shows Grew Grew Up Okay Who I Am Hey Shorts Salute Weirdo

Author:Mae Whitman

“My father and mother are both very smart people and I always felt I was a little short of the mark. So I would compensate with a character like Logan Cale. He's wearing glasses, he's in a wheelchair, he's a computer genius. He's very far away from who I am, but I really wanted to play roles where I'd be taken seriously.”

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Author:Michael Weatherly

“It's never been bad or ridiculous. I know who I am and what I've done, and I'm really comfortable with myself.”

Knows Done Comfortable Ridiculous Who I Am

Author:Tina Yothers

“Every time I do a partnership with the corporation, it's usually - I mean, it is - reflective of me and they really want who I am. They want what I've established for my brand and the respect and quality that I've established.”

Want Mean Quality Who I Am Brands Corporations Partnership

Author:Will Ferrell

“I have no interest in saying "This is who I am! This is what I'm like!"”

Interest Who I Am

Author:Jen Kirkman

“I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person.”

Persons My Own Who I Am I Am Who I Am Deputies

Author:Mike Lee

“I never would have guessed that I would get a job for the way I sound. I would get notes about how I should lose my accent, and part of me thinks, 'How dare you! This is who I am! Millions of people want to sound like me!' But it's sensitive, and I have tried to change it, with little to no success.”

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Author:Jack McBrayer

“I don’t have a problem with recognition ... It’s very, very rarely about who I am, it’s always, ‘I love your work.’ ... It’s always in relation to my work, which I think is a really lucky thing to have happen as opposed to, ‘Oh, you’re a famous personality’.”

Thinking Problem Happens Love You Personality Lucky Relation Who I Am Recognition Working It Love Your Work

Author:C. C. H. Pounder

“I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.”

Comfortable Who I Am Relaxed

Author:Wanda Sykes

“I am who I am. I'm going to speak my mind.”

Mind Speak Who I Am I Am Who I Am

Author:Ken Buck

“If I were to make a list, I would include the interceptions, the sacks, the really painful losses. Those times when I've been down, when I've been kicked around, I hold on to those. In a way those are the best times I've ever had, because that's when I've found out who I am. And what I want to be.”

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Author:Brett Favre

“I'm not going to change who I am just because people think it's weird. The only way I'm going to have a great season is by starting out happy and balanced and continuing to be me. It might be unconventional, but to feel good about life I need to have some adventure.”

People Thinking Way Needs Feels Might Adventure Seasons Starting Who I Am Feel Good Balanced Continuing Starting Out Unconventional

Author:Daniel Norris

“I'm not going to change who I am just because people think it's weird.”

People Thinking Who I Am

Author:Daniel Norris

“I can't turn off the way I think, and that's essentially who I am, who anybody is.”

Thinking Way I Can Turns Who I Am Turn Off

Author:Marilyn Manson

“I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.”

Who I Am Chosen Jolly

Author:Dawn French

“When I was a kid, I remember trying to emulate Stevie Wonder's sound, and Donny Hathaway's sound. It's just part of who I am - I'm just a soulful kind of dude.”

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Author:Elliott Yamin

“My whole life I've hated to lose, no doubt about it. I've been guilty of that since I was 6 years old, at camp. I have always played to win. That's who I am. But I never hurt anybody. The problem is when you're perceived as being too aggressive where you hurt somebody or do something improper.”

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Author:Peter M. Brant

“I am who I am. In politics when you treat people well and they know you're honest, straight and sincere, I think it's an advantage. Just because somebody comes from a hard-boiled political culture doesn't make him a good U.S. senator.”

People Thinking Knows Wells Hard Political Culture Honest Advantage Treats Who I Am Sincere Senators I Am Who I Am Political Culture

Author:Joe Kyrillos

“Throughout my life, I have grappled with my own identity, who I am. As a young child, I often felt ambivalent about myself; in fact, confused.”

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Author:James McGreevey

“I came to realize, along with being attracted to girls, I had similar feelings for boys. All the people close to me have known for years who I am. Yet it took time to embrace that other part of who I always was.”

People Years Feelings Girl Realizing Known Boys Embrace Who I Am

Author:Joel Grey

“It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.”

Term Attitude Break Taken Adults Who I Am

Book:True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

Source: True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

“I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera.”

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Author:Martin Parr

“I started as - well, I wanted to be Poet Laureate. And I wanted to be a naturalist. That's how I began. I didn't have any desire to go and be a scientist. Louis Leakey channeled me there. I'm delighted he did. I love science. I love analyzing and making sense of all these observations. So, it was the perfect rounding off of who I was into who I am.”

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Author:Jane Goodall

“I love going into a dive where they have no idea who I am or haven't heard my music and try to win them over.”

Trying Ideas Winning Heard Havens Who I Am No Idea

Author:Schuyler Fisk

“Part of the reason that I moved to Los Angeles is that even though my mom introduced me to all kinds of music, I really wanted to work on having my own identify, on being who I am and doing what I do, and seeing how people responded.”

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Author:Schuyler Fisk

“I'm really interested in stories about identity - who I am now versus who I used to be.”

Stories Used Identity Who I Am Used To Be Versus

Author:Seth Gordon

“Don't get me wrong. I want people to know who I am.”

People Knows Want Who I Am

Author:Breaux Greer

“I can't not be who I am.”

I Can Who I Am

Author:Randy Owen

“There was a point - when I was a kid - where I said I wanted to be like Luke Skywalker, with blond hair and blue eyes. My mom right there told me to never be ashamed of who I am.”

Said Eye Kids Wanted Hair Mom Blue My Mom Who I Am Ashamed Blue Eyes Luke

Author:Chaske Spencer

“I'm a theatre person, that's who I am. I'm happy to make sojourns into the world of movies but I'm basically a theatre director that potters off and does a couple of movies.”

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Author:Stephen Daldry

“I know who I am and can deal with the use of Indian mascots... But I know it can be demeaning to a group of people. Maybe it would be all right if they were truly honoring the people and are giving due respect to the people they are representing.”

People Ifs Knows Giving Use Would Be Deals Groups Dues Who I Am Indian Representing Demeaning Mascots

Author:Leonard Little

“I'm from Minnesota. I'm optimistic. I mean, that's just who I am.”

Mean Who I Am Optimistic Minnesota

Author:Thomas Friedman

“I'm doing things that are more artistic again, more close to the material that I love. I don't disparage those things that I did. They're just not as much reflective of who I am.”

Materials Who I Am Artistic

Author:Mira Sorvino

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