I feel like you have to tell people who you are, but you don't have to be disrespectful about it. But you also don't have to be a shrinking violet.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There's nothing wrong with being proud of who you are. It's a wonderful thing.
In order to maintain that fire for acting and capture its essence, you can't let yourself be concerned with what people have to say about you. You just can't.
You don't tell people who disagree with you they'd be better off somewhere else. And you don't reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them.
There are certain things you don't say that's disrespectful. They detract from the point you're trying to make.
You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are.
There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm too happy being myself.
At the end of the day, people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.
I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me.
You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!
There's absolutely no way you can feel the freedom to embarrass and humiliate yourself unless you have finally recognized that your identity is in someone other than yourself.