Johnny Flynn Quotes

It's about being open to what comes your way. I came to New York and saw 'Spelling Bee.' I said to myself, 'That's the greatest show ever, and I can't believe I'm not a part of it.' I felt the only way I'm going to get to be a part of something that good is to live in New York. So I moved to New York and ended up in 'Spelling Bee.'

You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

There are so many opportunities that I could've gotten before if I had just took a little more of a risk.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

Leap, and the net will appear.

The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

It's important to seize the moment. If there's something you want to say, don't put it off, because you might miss your chance.

The one thing I learned is to just give everything a shot. You don't want to live in regret.

I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready.

You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

Good parts should always scare you a little bit, and good parts... you might not get advice to do them.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

I firmly believe that life is an 'and' proposition and not an 'or' one. If you really love something, you just have to try it. The worse that can happen is that you'll be told 'no.'

When in doubt, do it.

I remember thinking, 'I'll audition just once and if it doesn't work out I'll never think about it ever again.'

It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it.

Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.

You don't want to leave 'what if's in life.

If you have the chance to realize some of these dreams you had as a kid, and you have the opportunity, why not pursue that?

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 don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

I've discovered people in my lifetime who are like, 'I always wanted to sing but... ' It's like, 'Well then, did you try?' My thing was always not caring about failure.