Brit Marling Quotes

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.

Be a creator, not just sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to call you into the game or call our number.

You can't stand around and wait to be asked to dance.

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it.

Be a doer and not a critic.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

I think a lot of young people have incredible ideas and incredible insights, but sometimes they wait before they go give their life to something. What I did was just to start a little earlier.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

I believe you have to make things happen.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

I can honestly say that I've done everything I've wanted to do, always. Not without difficulty. But every time I wanted to do something, I just did it, from the age of 18 when I started my own theater with my friends. When I decided I wanted to act. I just bit the bullet.

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.

Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. that's the exciting part.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

I felt like I was trailblazing. And that's what I did.

You have two alternatives. One: you can put your life on hold and wait for the phone to ring. Two: you run ahead as if your life depended on it.

Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen because you make them happen. Stop sketching, and start building.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

If you don't make things happen then things will happen to you.

We must be headlights and not taillights.

If you sit around and wait for things to happen, they're not going to happen the way you want.

Sitting on my butt waiting on opportunities won't do me any good.

You just gotta do it, man. You can't count on the guy making the tackle in front of you.

I've never been the guy to sit back and wait until someone approved something I was passionate about.