Cathy Rigby Quotes

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.

I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.

I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

I started doing improv when I was 8 years old, so it's always been in my life. I would feel naked without it.

I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on stage with nobody surrounding me - and for some reason people were still laughing.

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear.

When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Sometimes I get so bold and I'm so confident about what I'm doing that I actually try to be more of a dork because it's a really liberating feeling to experience what it's like to not care.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I want to know what that's like!' I'm always curious to know what things are like - as long as you're not compromising who you are.

There is something about boldness and fearlessness and being free enough to speak what is on one's mind that warrants freedom.

I think a lot of acting is having the confidence to be open enough to try things and not be afraid of falling on your face and looking like a fool.

You can't ever create defensively. You just have to create the next thing that really speaks to you.

I was trying to do one-liners and it took me years to realise I just had to be myself. My fear was if I was myself and no one found it funny, I'd have nowhere left to go.

I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

I feel like there's something in me that desires to express myself even more and not be so afraid of a solo endeavor.