Marianne Elliott Quotes

As artists, we have to be brave. If we aren't brave, we aren't artists.

To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage.

There's no such thing as a cautious creative.

You know. I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively.

I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

What we want from modern dance is courage and audacity.

It will always take a certain audacity to write or to make art of any kind.

There are some beautiful things about people like Katy Perry, who are bold enough to go up on a pink cotton-candy cloud, with a guitar, in a tutu, and sing all by herself.

I am fortunate that people have given me the opportunity and confidence to go all out and have fun with the characters I play, and try something new each time.

Living and performing in New York has allowed me to try my weirder and more experimental things.

There's no real theatre without taking risks.

As an actor and director, you have to take risks, even though I don't like saying that word. You can make a mistake.

In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.

Boldness in itself is genius.

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life.

You have to be very brave and very entrepreneurial - you have to dare to create your own brand.

It's true with fashion, acting, anything: Make sure it's timeless, but at the same time, there's got to be a little hint of risk.

I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen.

Jazz can be a blank canvas full of possibilities.

Sarah Vaughan is one of my greatest heroes. She personifies what an artist is all about, taking risks, daring to go beyond the boundaries of safety and convention. It takes courage to share your vulnerability.

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.

I just love entertaining. I will do anything - stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet shorts - I just want to keep being lucky enough to entertain people anyway I can. I try never to limit my art to a medium.