Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.
Colin FirthRead
I absolutely don't care about my looks and I'm so used to them that I wouldn't change a thing. I would end up missing my defects.
Interpretation
The quote conveys a sense of pride and acceptance of one's appearance, including perceived flaws.
Colin Firth's quote emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance and embracing one's unique characteristics, including imperfections. It suggests that true confidence comes from being comfortable in one's own skin rather than seeking validation through appearance. The idea is that one's flaws contribute to their identity and that changing them may lead to a loss of self.
In practice
Using this quote during a self-esteem seminar to encourage attendees to embrace their individuality.
Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.
Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all the errors of judgement possible. Good comedy is when it works on this scale. Because it is psychologically very real.
I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent.
I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.
I grew up on the ragged edge of self-acceptance, where I was holding on to it, but it was easy to fall off. But as I found my way inside myself, I've been able to accept my own hair, my own shape.
Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be.
When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me_x000D_ Every freckle on my face is where it’s suppose to be_x000D_ And I know my creator didn’t make no mistakes on me_x000D_ My feet, my thighs, my Lips, my eyes, I’m loving what I see
It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.
A lot of people come to L.A. looking for something. What I came here for, I realize now, is to be okay with myself.
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