Quotes About Fear

Life is full of risks, and you don't want to raise someone who's afraid of taking risks, either physically or emotionally.

I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.

I have taken lot of risks in life, and I believe that life is about taking risks.

Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.

Rennes wanted me at one point, but in France they have a problem - they don't like taking risks. But if you don't take risks, you don't get anywhere. You pass by the periphery of many things, like life and football.

I'm not a risk-taker; that's probably why I write - because when you're easily bored, but you don't like taking risks, you end up doing it all in your head.

I love to be scared. Not, 'Hey, I think I smell smoke...' scared, but creepy, paranoid, what's-that-out-there-in-the-dark, ghost story scared. It's no surprise that I was the girl who got invited to the slumber parties because I could be counted on to tell a tale to scare the bejesus out of you.

I'm trying to make people understand: yes, women are oppressed in 'The Handmaid's Tale.' But the men are also oppressed, too. It's just a very scary world for anyone.

You have people that know they have the talent, but sometimes they get scared when success is in their face.

People who sleep around to get roles are frail and scared and most likely without talent. It's their own little horror show that only they can deal with.

Despite my career, so much of my life has been dictated by what I'm afraid of: fear that I am not talented. Fear that people will finally realize that I am a boring individual who doesn't have many ambitions beyond starting a family 'at a good time' in life.

I think the people who are saying jazz has to sound a particular way, or, 'What you're doing isn't jazz,' are just scared because they can't do it. A lot of them just aren't talented enough to do anything new, honestly.

I don't like seeing talented storytellers ruled by fear.

Probably the biggest challenge for me as a director was to not show how scared I was. I was surrounded by some of the most talented people in the industry, and I had to pretend I knew what I was doing.

I have a terrible fear of more talented people than me thinking I'm just a prat who does kids' TV.

My problem is, whether it's for emotion or for the talents that a character has to have in a role, I find it very difficult to not take on a challenge. For instance, 'Phantom Of The Opera,' in truth, scared the crap out of me, but I wasn't going to walk away and say, 'I didn't do that because I didn't believe in myself.'

As a kid, I was more scared of the supernatural stuff and ghosts and goblins and the Crypt Keeper from 'Tales from the Crypt.' I was always scared he would chase me up the stairs, as a kid.

All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark.

I like being scared, so I've always liked fairy tales because they're kind of creepy.

I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me.

Oh, gosh, I have always been a huge fan of horror since I was a child. I know this is going to sound really weird, but I think it started with fairy tales.

The Taliban knows they have more to fear from an educated girl than an American drone.

By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government.

People are so afraid to talk about real things, but they're experiences that everyone goes through.