Faking Confidence Quotes

Deny your emotions and act like you have answers

This job of playing God is a little too big for me. Nevertheless, someone has to do it, so I'll try my best to fake it.

I certainly direct with confidence even if I'm not confident. I learned early on as an actor that confidence can be faked, and it's not always a terrible thing to do. A lot of times if people feel you're confident, then they're confident.

The first two or three movies I did, I'd be around famous co-stars and totally pretend like I didn't care, but inside, I was shaking. I've been weaning myself off that.

Don't we all just really try to fake it well?

There are no grown-ups. We suspect this when we are younger, but can confirm it only once we are the ones writing books and attending parent-teacher conferences. Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently.

No need to feel brave or confident; just behave that way.

As an actor, when you are called upon to do a job, you are oftentimes convinced you can't do it. You say to yourself 'I don't have the talent for this; they are going to figure out I'm a fraud.' And then you watch how the others do it, and fake your confidence.

I think pageant girls just have a way of faking it until you make it, almost.

I had to sit in front of all these people, and act like I knew what I was doing. I faked my way through it pretty well.