Quotes About Fear

If I'd been a parent to myself, I would have been scared because I was only ever interested in my own thoughts.

I think that in order to parent effectively, we are going to have to admit two things: We can't keep our children safe. We can't accept the fact that we can't keep our children safe.

I have become more and more afraid about marriage and parenting. I think it's because I am getting older. Of course, there will be a lot to learn, and I also know that the experience will help in my acting.

In parenthood, there's so much fear around parenting in this day and age, and there's so much fear around technology.

It's really hard to figure out what they need to know. And that's parenting, in general. It's hard to figure out what would benefit your kids and what would just make them needlessly frightened.

Believe me I've been to Paris and I think that no place is safe in the world. We women need to care of ourselves wherever we go.

I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!

Paris by night is a nightmare now. It is not a cliche anymore.

I was haunted by a bear attack that happened in Algonquin Park in 1991. The problem was that I don't believe in ghosts, so that ruled out an exorcism. My other choice was to start writing.

No, riding in the Peloton is more frightening than riding in the park.

If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a very adventurous person!

It's a very frightening feeling to feel like you can have a busted taillight or wear a hoodie or be playing in a park, and someone can take your life away. To have two children, two black boys, you ask yourself a lot of questions about how do I protect my family. Is there anything I can actually do?

I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.

I think nerves are part and parcel of working as an actor. You can either work against them or you can embrace them, and I very much embrace them.

In my everyday life I'm a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I'm doing something right.

But I'm not particularly comfortable around guns.

My home is different from my mother's, because hers is filled with beautiful objects that I was always afraid of breaking. My home is the opposite. Bring on the kids, the dogs, the parties - there's nothing that's so important it can't be broken.

I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I've seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties.

I did not love going out to parties or even get-togethers, really - I went to the movies, which, if you think about it, is an isolating experience anyway - and this was because I had anxiety about interacting with people.

The world is enormously dangerous and scary. I worry very much for my daughter. I'm not sure we're in control any more, and I think the Internet is partly responsible for that.

The feeling of having no choice or no say is a fear of mine, partly because the idea of loosening oneself from the burden and responsibility of choice and consequence is so intoxicating.

If you're not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren't really ready to share yourself.

It's always my biggest insecurity - disappointing myself or my partner.

The general public has long been divided into two parts those who think science can do anything, and those who are afraid it will.