Garth Davis Quotes

Sometimes I pick parts because I think, 'OK, it scares me,' and that's an indication it's going to be a good movie for me to do. Sometimes that leaves me in a terrible... Well, it doesn't always pan out, you know?

People are so ready to cut you down if you take a risk and leave your comfort zone.

To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.

Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody else wanted. A cannibal!

For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it.

I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did, and I get the sweats, I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going.

I don't have any regrets. When I quit college and moved to Los Angeles to become an actress, it was so that I would not look back and have any regrets.

I think part of what acting did for me is it kind of represents all my greatest fears. I'm sort of compelled to do it, but at the same time, it's so frightening. But I think that the things that frighten me the most in life are the things I should be doing.

I've done some things I've been scared to see. But you can kind of feel when you've got a hit on your hands.

I have always been a person with big aspirations, and I have always been confident I could take my opportunity, but you never know until you are out there.

You can do a good job when you play it safe, but you can't do a spectacular job. You have to risk it and be in danger of looking like an absolute fool.

I tell you what, if somebody gives you the opportunity to live your dream, wouldn't you want to do it for a lot of hours?

I think everything starts with an idea. No matter how crazy it is, you should always try to bring it to life.

Once I got that chance to play, I never wanted to look back. And that's what I did.

The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.

I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.

I knew I wanted to try comedy and acting. Even if I failed, at least I would have tried. It's better than never having tried.

I was fortunate enough to crash the right audition when I was 15, and just took it from there.

If you're not a player, it's hard to get into this league. You need a small opportunity that you turn into a bigger opportunity.

I never thought I would actually become a professional actor. I just kept going with it. One thing led to another.

I started writing songs later in life because I just couldn't commit to it before.

That's what drives me on, being frightened to fail. The past is in the past. I never think I'm safe.

I followed my dream as a child and I'm loving every minute of it.

And as a woman, you need to take risks. Don't stay too long in your own swim lane.

If you are going to be dogged with doubts you shouldn't be making movies.