Janet Varney Quotes

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.

In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

I won't lie, I've had a lot of discouraging moments in the past years, moments I wasn't sure about things and doubted myself.

I'm always pretty nervous when I do anything! I walk very slowly. I'm very careful.

I'm a bit of a Doubting Thomas - always worrying about things.

We promise according to our hopes; we fulfill according to our fears.

Every time I do something or release something or announce a new project, there's always that fear that it won't go well.

When things go well I'm always looking for the next hiccup.

I was petrified about 'I'm in You.' I couldn't wait to get it done to know whether it was good or not.

I'm just waiting for the day when my songs aren't flying. Because I kind of believe in Murphy's law - if something can go wrong, it eventually will.

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.

The idea of dancing is the only thing that scares me.

We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.

I'm scared of everything. I think it's only sensible to be that way.

Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong.

The idea of collaborating with anyone else was quite daunting. If Battles had any trepidation in asking me, I can assure you I had more after agreeing to do it.

There is not a doubt in my mind that the people of America are hunkered down. They are afraid.

I look forward to change, but there is a part of me that absolutely dreads it.

I'm probably the most pessimistic actor I know. I'm always sure I'll never work again.

I fear the future.

It's hard for me to be happy because I'm always worried about something going awry or what could happen to screw it up. It's hard for me to sit and look around, going, 'Ah, I'm really happy.' I'm not that kind of person.

Fear and hope are alike underneath.

I guess you could say I'm cautious, or a coward.

In a weird way, I'm always going to ground myself. I'm an insecure kind of pessimist, but I'm always kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop.