PHARRELL WILLIAMS
“You should not find confidence outside of your mirror.” Prime on OWN TV
KELLY CLARKSON
“If somebody says, ‘I don’t like something about you,’ I’m just like, ‘You know what? I’ve been hurt so incredibly deeper than what you’re saying, and I survived. So I’m good.’ You can’t count on your self-worth being tied to someone else.” People Magazine
TAYLOR SWIFT
“I’m pretty pale. In high school I was insecure and thought it’d be cool to go to a tanning bed. Now I just let it look the way it looks.” People Magazine
SANDRA BULLOCK on being yourself
“I was rejected in school because I didn’t look like the big-breasted, beautiful girls. I was awkward and sad. My mother always said, ‘Be original!’ but I didn’t understand until I changed to be like everyone else. Once I fit in, I was like, ‘what have I done?’ I realized that my friends before were much cooler, with a great sense of humor and a way of looking at the world that was more fun. But if I hadn’t gone through that, I wouldn’t have been driven to make my oddities cool. It’s what made me have a sense of humor and thick skin.” In Style Magazine
DARYL HANNAH
“I no longer have time for unnecessary drama. I wasted so much time scared, self-conscious and insecure. Life is too short to stress the small things anymore.” People Magazine
STEVEN LEVITAN
None of us grew up feeling like winners. So thank you to the bullies, to the popular kids, to the gym teachers who taunted us, who rejected us and who made fun of the way we ran. Without you we never would have gone into comedy. Steven Levitan, co-creator/Exec. Producer of ABC’s Modern Family receiving an Emmy Award
EVA MENDES
“…we can’t choose our family, but we can choose our friends. Surrounding myself with people who love and support me has been my key to success. Once I eliminated the negative people from my circle, I was ready to soar.” Seventeen Magazine
CHANNING TATUM…was medicated for a learning disability when he was young.
“For a time, it would work well. Then it worked less and my pain was more. I would go through wild bouts of depression, horrible comedowns. I understand why kids kill themselves. I absolutely do. You feel terrible. You feel soul-less. I’d never do it to my child.” Esquire Magazine
EMMA WATSON
“Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing and it’s a process. I was completely the eager beaver in school. I was the girl in the front of the class who was the first person to put her hand up and it’s often not cool to be the person that puts themselves out there and I’ve often gotten teased mercilessly. But I found that ultimately, if you truly put your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen.” MTV Movie Awards
DEBBY RYAN
“Hollywood is like high school, there are always going to be people who hate you and people who like you. When you’re a teen, that’s tough because you’re hyper-aware of what other people are gonna say and think. But neither defines who you are as a person or how successful you are unless you let them.” GL Magazine