Maggie Gyllenhaal Quotes

I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.

At the Brooklyn Ethical Culture School, we learned to express ourselves, and I've been expressing myself ever since.

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.

Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another girl, and people want to listen to what you have to say.

There are some days that I have to remind myself, and I have to give myself affirmations, and I have to go to yoga or do something nice for myself. I get nervous about putting myself out there, but I want to encourage others to use their voices, too.

Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it.

I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.

Now I can walk into a room full of people I don't know and do my job. That's quite a massive thing to learn, I think.

I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

Diane Keaton, I've worked with her as a director, and I think she's a really intelligent woman. I like the fact that the things that make her feel beautiful are more than just her face; it's who she is, and I live by that same theory. There are things I want to achieve in my life intellectually that make me feel beautiful.

I feel like more than 80% of the world wouldn't get up in front of 40 million people and dance on national television, and if I have the confidence to do that then that's a step ahead in my life for me in terms of personal goals. I will gain a lot of confidence on all aspects right there.

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

When I started getting in front of the camera a lot, I think my confidence started to come out.

Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.

I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead.

Art helped give me confidence.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

I gain a lot of confidence through study.

I'm a compulsive note-taker, and I used to feel self-conscious about pulling out my little notebook and taking notes during a casual conversation. Then I noticed that people really seemed to enjoy it; the fact that I was taking notes made their remarks seem particularly insightful or valuable. Now I don't hold myself back.

I need to learn to be more assertive.

My customer has her own sense of style and knows herself well. My goal is to help women become the best version of themselves.

My voice is stronger today than ever.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.