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I know how strong I am mentally, how I work on myself.
Well, I am obsessive about my work. I throw myself in all the way.
I am highly critical of myself. I am never satisfied with my work.
Getting to my typewriter is something I push myself to, but once I am working, I work hard.
I am a binge reader, with a tendency to throw myself at a writer, immerse myself in their work.
I wouldn't call myself a feminist. I am just me. I like boxing and acting and doing my charity work.
If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.
I do not need to hear how I am judged by others. I know by myself if I can be satisfied or not with my work.
I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.
Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.
I consider myself a significant supporter of any candidate I work for, and I am certainly generous, I think, with my own funds.
Mr. Speaker, as a grateful recovering alcoholic of 24 years myself, I am living proof that treatment does work and that recovery is real.
I'm not ambitious; it is clear in my choice of work. I am fine doing a few dance shows in a month to run my household and take care of myself.
I will never work merely to make a reputation for myself, to be popular for appearances rather than for what I am. My task is to lead my country through service.
Bearing an eternal longing for Jewishness, I threw myself in all directions and left to work for another people. I am not one of those lucky ones raised in their own environment, whose work is normal.
Without meaning to sound crass, I've never had any psychological... help. It's because I feel my work is so revealing about who I am and what I am trying to understand about myself. It's a therapeutic process.
I have definitely had times in my career where I have wondered whether I have had to work a bit harder, prove myself more, but I would never want to be in a position where I am saying, 'Oh, I did not get that job because of my race.'
I am the most successful unsuccessful actor in New York. And I guess with that, maybe apparent only to myself, there started to be a very subtle but unmistakable whiff of entitlement, bitterness, jealousy. I was not respecting the work.
Everyone has their own methods, when Muhammad Ali was coming through I am sure people said he leaned back too far, had his chin too high and dropped his hands too low. I am not comparing myself Ali, just showing that people have different methods that work for them.
I've said this before, but after 'That '70s Show' ended, I solely wanted do films that inspire me, and to work with people who make me better. I wanted to just surround myself with people who I think are better than I am, whether they're actors or directors or producers, so that I could learn from them.
I suppose where I am sort of reflects the work I have chosen to do. Are there occasional frustrations because I can't work with a certain director because it's a big studio movie, and I don't have enough of a studio profile? The answer is yes. But generall... generally, I have the career I have chosen myself.