Samuel West Quotes

Every day I do something that freaks me out.

I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn't wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.

If something scares me, then I have to do it. My biggest fear in life is fear.

I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.

If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

I like to do something I fear.

The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking.

Whenever there's a role that scares me, I get panicked and nervous. I know that greatness might come because I'm going to get out of my own element and comfort zone.

For many years, I didn't even like the idea of doing a one-person play. Public speaking got me past that. I've always been good at public speaking, but I never really enjoyed it. Then I started to really enjoy it, and that's made all the difference.

Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can get out of it, go through it and get out of it.

Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can I do this?'

For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do and putting myself out there in different context.

I would like to do theatre because it scares me, and I think you should do things that scare you.

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

We all have a fear of the unknown what one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.

If you don't go to a dance, you can never be rejected, but you'll never get to dance, either.

You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It's there to give me that edge for what I have to do.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

I'm always looking for a new thing that really terrifies me that I think I can't do it and accomplish that.

Performing didn't feel comfortable until I was about 17. I loved to sing, but I always said I would never perform because I was too scared.

Maybe in the workplace I have more courage than other areas in my life.

If it scares me, it means I'm supposed to do it.

You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.