LeToya Luckett Quotes

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

I wish I had less fear about creating my own parts.

You have people that know they have the talent, but sometimes they get scared when success is in their face.

The biggest edge I live on is directing. That's the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life.

I hated modeling. I was so scared. But as soon as I started doing jewelry, I did better as a model.

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.

I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job.

If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now.

I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything.

I am not an insecure person. For me, insecurity comes when something I do does not come across the way I thought it would. It would come if I had nothing more to say as an actor. I have a long way to go!

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

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

If you got talent, you just have to do you.

I never believe in going to America with my show reel and knocking on every agent's door. I couldn't even do it. I'm way too insecure and too proud.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

Whenever I get stuck on something, I'm like, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid? What would I write if I wasn't afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn't afraid?'

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

I'm really proud of 'Kissing Strangers.'

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

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.

There was a time when I just felt like a superwoman. I was like, 'I got Jesus! I ain't afraid!' But, the truth is, I want to do things right, and sometimes I am afraid that I'm not good enough or that I'm not going to handle something right.

Do you realize that you can't play the game of life with sweaty palms?

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.

It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.