I feel by posing for Playboy I've discovered my own sexuality and beauty and I feel more confident than ever.

I was never an ambitious girl or even a self-confident one. I never went in for beauty pageants or wore a stitch of make-up until I went to Los Angeles.

I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress and I still do.

Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.

Even when I'm playing someone named Fat Amy I'm all about confidence and attitude.

My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident and that helps.

When I receive letters from girls that say 'You give me confidence ' I think 'Wow this is amazing.' That's my goal: to let people know it's truly what's on the inside that counts.

Magic is the oldest part of the show business profession. It can now be used as a forward-thinking tool to build a child's confidence. It has been an amazing part in many entertainers' lives including Steve Martin and the late Johnny Carson.

I was terribly shy when I was growing up I really wasn't confident with other people and I think I was always afraid of up or not being this very cool amazing person that I wanted to be.

My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.