Mahira Khan Quotes

I used to second guess myself all the time. I can sit there and work in circles when I'm nervous about what I'm doing.

So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.

I'm a bad interview because I want to always feel like I'm being totally honest, but at the same time, I'm absolutely paranoid. That combination results in a lot of spaces.

For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots.

I'm anything but confident.

I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.

I always second-guess what I am doing.

I am mostly a pretty worried person. In conversations, I am always worried about what to say.

Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.

If you play scared, your decision making slows down and that's when you run into more trouble.

Indecision is the seedling of fear.

When you hear fear knocking on the door, most of the time when you answer it there’s nothing there. It’s just you holding yourself back.

I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again". Like, I think I pussy out. So, I'm not that kind of person.

Forget about tennis, I was scared to open my mouth. I didnt even feel worthy of saying something and not sounding stupid.

You can never be totally confident.

Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.

I question every move. I'm constantly second-guessing myself.

There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt.

In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

You aren't sure if you're making the right decision - about anything, ever.

I'm a bit of a worrier, to an extreme. I'll crack a joke, then worry if I've offended someone - even when they're laughing. I have a guilt complex, always worrying.

I get nervous about everything. I think there's something wrong if you don't get nervous.

I don't know why I'm saying I'm brave.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

I'm not trying to steal the show. I tend to shy away from - I don't want to say the spotlight - how about responsibility? It's just very daunting. These movies are very intimidating. 'Captain America.' This is the stuff I struggle with.