Quotes About Courage

The idea of doing stand-up is terrifying to me.

The release of 'Lungs' was so hard. It was terrifying, because it was the first time doing everything. The first experiences of media exposure were almost paralysing. I spent a lot of time crying on the floor of the studio - it sent me a bit mad.

Baffin Island was extraordinary; one of the most terrifying things I've done.

There are millions of women all around the world who are in dangerous, terrifying situations. It's up to us as storytellers to give people hope, to let people know that there is a way out.

I put a bushfire out. It was one of the most incredible things, terrifying. We get them a lot in Australia.

When you take on new roles that you don't feel comfortable with, that require you having skills you don't have, it's terrifying.

The very first time I did stand-up, that was terrifying.

Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying.

Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can get out of it, go through it and get out of it.

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.

There are roles that are terrifying because they're large or you may feel that they're out of your line, but I'm never terrified once the actual work begins. Once you begin rehearsal, then it's small building blocks. It's solving little problems one at a time.

You don't want to do something that's all terrifying.

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

Nothing is more terrifying to me, really, than the status quo. I'll make mistakes before I keep doing something the same way.

I hate heights, that's the most terrifying thing for me.

When someone asks if you want to play Brittany Murphy, who you idolized as a child and grew up loving and who you wanted to be, you can't say no. Even if it's the most terrifying thing someone asks you to do.

To perform in front of a room full of people you go to school with would be terrifying. I couldn't do it now.

Being a woman in a male-dominated industry sort of sucks, but it doesn't suck any more than being a woman in the world. My advice? Be terrifying.

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

For me, comedy was deftly terrifying.

My becoming an actor was a massive shift for me, and a terrifying one.

I sail to Hawaii and back a lot, and it sometimes involves very terrifying experiences. And you have to keep yourself from becoming panicky.

It is so important that British children are taught about the World Wars that their great grandparents fought in and lived through. It was a terrifying time.

Producers should have the courage of their convictions. See your project through to its fruition. Seek help and be generous enough to take on collaborators and not be territorial as you're learning.