Quotes About Risk-taking

As an individual, I have no fear of failure... I think that translates on-screen in my performances.

I want to work with performers who really are ready to lose their minds, you know? People who are established and have talent, but who are ready to break new ground and really be cracked open in a new way.

Performing on stage is such a buzz. I've done stupid things such as jump off a building, but I'd never experienced adrenalin like I did on stage.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

You are shameless! Will go far indeed, if no one shoots you first.

These designers have no reserve. They've chosen a path and thrown themselves onto it head first, regardless of everything. Whether or not their designs are sellable or vulgar. As long as it's new and people talk about it. That is the truth.

People like Brel were sensitive and vulnerable; on stage, they dared to take risks.

You know how sports teach kids teamwork and how to be strong and brave and confident? Improv was my sport. I learned how to not waffle and how to hold a conversation, how to take risks and actually be excited to fail.

I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy.

If I had sat around and waited until I had an idea to be a successful photographer, I would still be in finance.

My mom told me that even as a toddler I wasn't afraid of anything. She thought something was wrong with me. I didn't know how to walk or swim, but that didn't stop me from crawling into the ocean and almost drowning over and over again.

My writing philosophy is throwing spaghetti against the wall. That's how I take pictures, too. If I take 100, surely one will be good.

Bet on yourself and be... more than.

Everywhere I've been I've bet on myself.

When it started, 'Bake Off' wasn't a big hit. Respect to the people who said, 'We'll keep commissioning this and give it a chance.'

Sometimes it's better to have a big idea and push the envelope.

Big ideas we tend to like are the ones that seem impossible or crazy.

I went through big things at too young of an age, but, naturally, when you're young you're also adventurous.

I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.

I'm not making films just to be bold.

I do like trying bold things such as styling, even usually.

I tend to make bolder and more interesting choices after I've done theatre.

All my favorite bands are the ones that push the limits and boundaries.

Every year, I push myself to do something different - and push the boundaries a little bit more.