Quotes About Fear

I like scaring myself.

Mysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of spoiling the fun.

The Cro-Magnons lived with fear and amazement in a culture of Arrival, facing many mysteries. Their culture lasted for some 20,000 years.

Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.

There's something mysterious about ninjas because they're deadly and they're scary.

We keep on saying 'Jack' and 'he,' but that's one of the great things about the Ripper: its a mystery, which is part of the fascination and the fear. If you can see evil and face it, it often doesn't look so evil, but the Ripper never got caught.

I like scary movies. I like the mystery that leaves you wanting to watch the next one.

We have perpetrated a myth in our society that being brave means not being afraid, but that's wrong.

There's a myth on the Internet that I'm afraid of heights. I don't know where that came from, but it isn 't true.

Dramatically, the moment in 'Gravity' that was hardest to nail down is when Ryan is in the Soyuz capsule and she realizes that she's out of fuel. That's when the character's arc gets defined.

Dealing with babies is nothing to be afraid of. Just keep their nails trimmed, and you're good.

I've never been scared, but I'm very naive.

It would be naive if I said that I don't fear failure.

I'm still traumatized that I'm going to be on a big screen in a white bikini and naked so who knows!

I don't think you would want to see all five Go-Go's naked - I think we would be scary.

Crawling around naked in front of a crew of people at the age of 53? Hello? That was scarier than anything.

I couldn't think of anything worse than getting naked in front of the entire world, it must take a lot of confidence to do it.

I don't think anybody feels safe in Chicago. Bullets ain't got no name on them.

Nobody is trying to avoid Shawn Porter. Look at all the named fighters that fought Shawn Porter, because nobody is avoiding Shawn Porter. Nobody is scared of Shawn Porter. Shawn Porter can beat you. He's tough, durable and comes to win but nobody's scared.

I think a lot of moms get really scared that if they have a nanny that somehow the child is going to love them less and attach more to the nanny. But, I haven't had that fear.

My fiance likes drawing on napkins, which I save. I'm always scared I'll get caught taking a linen napkin from a restaurant!

What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to get into that narrative and bring the audience along.

I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from.

I do love Shirley Jackson, but I don't deserve to be named in connection with her. I remember reading 'The Haunting of Hill House' and having goosebumps for hours. The way she builds narrative pressure in that book is just amazing. I think you could reread it a few times and actually go out of your mind.