Mariska Hargitay Quotes

You make progress; then you get courage to make more.

If you're afraid to do something then you're probably never going to achieve it.

There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.

There is no fear before and no fear after. We give our best.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

The results you produce in life are inversely proportional to the degree to which you are intimidated.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

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.

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

Now I have the bravery to do fine things.

You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

To overcome any sort of fear is satisfying, and to overcome it well is even better.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

I feel liberated, empowered, inspired and motivated. Fear holds you back from achieving what you want in life.

But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear.

In every life there is an element of victory over fear, which needs to be searched for, though it may be a false victory.

I say, 'Be brave. Do it even if your ankles shake, because they will.'

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

The best gift you can give yourself is getting over the fear of embarrassment because then you're completely free to try anything.

The thing that makes me feel most alive is knowing that there's something that I have to do that I'm afraid of.

Every time I do something new, it makes me a bit stronger. Playing huge shows, being invited to play with Nile Rodgers after the Brits - all are mindblowing and I have a great team around me who are empowering. It makes all the difference.