Conan O'Brien Quotes

I don't feel pressure in a negative way. I like pressure. I feel excitement and calm at the same time. No pressure, no diamonds. I want pressure: pressure creates drama, creates emotion.

I'm always drawn to the thing I think I can't possibly do, because I tend to be better when I think I can't possibly do something than I am when I'm pretty sure I can do something.

Success is boring... failure is exciting and more entertaining.

I like the pressure.

I like pressure. Pressure doesn't make me crack. It's enabling. I eat pressure, and there might be times when I get a bad feeling in my gut that this might be too much, but you feel pressure when you're not doing something, you know?

I'm not going to take a show unless I'm not sure I can do it. You have to have that sort of adrenaline.

I've always been quite careful about what I wanted to do. I've just never wanted to revisit old ground or do something that's easy. I want to do something that I would look at and go, "I don't know what to do!" The most exciting thing is when you're a bit scared, so I'm looking to find something that's really terrifying.

I like to be challenged acting wise and I like to do things that I'm scared of.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

I'm telling you, it's so exciting playing out there because I'm playing well, you have the crowd behind you, and it's such a good feeling. I'm really having a good time out there.

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

I think most actors like to do things that are right outside of their comfort zone.

If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do.

I like having my back against the wall and doing things I'm not supposed to be good at.

They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

I'm not a guy that believes you've got to have a lot of experience to have success in the playoffs.

I like to scare myself and throw myself off the deep end.

I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.

Being gifted needs courage.

My whole career is just terror, from beginning to end. That's kind of my thing. A lot of happy accidents happened.

I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it.

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.