Quotes About Courage

People tell me their own stories about how they have come through great difficulty.

Why wouldn't you be afraid of a Komodo dragon? It's a dragon. It's a dinosaur.

I can't be diplomatic or compromise or take crap from people, so I'd probably make an exit way before I even made a proper entry into Bollywood.

When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.

I think I'd be too scared to direct my first movie and put myself in the center.

I'd like to have a go at directing.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

I wanted people to hear directly from me that I have been diagnosed with ALS.

That was Dad. Don't take any dirt from anybody.

I love 'The Dirty Dozen.'

I want a manly man who's not afraid to get down and dirty.

I think, in Australia, it's kind of a crazy thing to say, 'I want to be an actor.' People look at you weirdly. And when I said I was moving to L.A., I remember people saying, 'No, you shouldn't. You'll just come back disappointed.'

When I take risks, I win. When I do the safe thing, it's a disaster.

I might sound audacious, but the Mahatma has been a great inspiration. He had the conviction to live with his beliefs in the face of total disbelief.

There is nothing you can tell me to discourage me.

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.

Reading 'Moby-Dick' helps you discover how to live.

In order to press further with who you want to become, you have to take risks, put yourself out there... That's the only way to discover you're actually capable.

So it was scary, but that's how it goes. To my great delight, I discovered that it did all belong.

Death can't be considered because, if you're afraid to die, there's no room in your life to make discoveries.

Because of the discrimination during my time as a teenager I decided to live my life as I want it.

I have a disease, but I also have a lot of other things.

Having cancer is one thing; looking like you have cancer is another thing. It's a disease that already takes so much.