Rinko Kikuchi Quotes

I try to aim high and put myself in positions where I'm the least experienced person.

I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting.

I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think.

I really chose a path after 'Grown Ups' of doing different things that I hadn't tried before, and just trying to take on those challenges.

I love biting off way more than I can chew, and that's a great motivator because it forces me to rise to the occasion.

I felt, and it may sound a bit stupid, that I want to try things that are hard.

You do have to challenge yourself. I think scared is a good thing.

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow.

One of the reasons for putting yourself on the line, is that life is not simply treading water... I always felt that once you reach a certain point, you have to try and move ahead.

I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge.

I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself afterwards, and say, 'Why on earth did you ever attempt this, you idiot!' But I'm always better for the experience.

My comfort zone is like a little bubble around me, and I've pushed it in different directions and made it bigger and bigger until these objectives that seemed totally crazy eventually fall within the realm of the possible.

I look for something that can challenge me or makes me ever so slightly afraid - fearful of how I am going to approach it - then I'll go for it. If the project appears linear or predictable, then I'll usually give it a miss. Anything that involves me being stretched as an actor, I go for.

Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before.

I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you.

I'm a masochist in some ways. I look for things that I think I can't do, then, for some bizarre reason, I really want to do them. Maybe one day I'll take the easy route.

One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.

I don't really feel comfortable unless I'm slightly uncomfortable. I don't want to play myself all the time.

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.

When I'm challenged, I grow. I never want to be in a situation where I'm not challenged and not afraid. One of my favorite feelings is stepping into a film and knowing that I'm a little bit afraid of what I have to accomplish.

Here's the thing: If you're taking roles that aren't intimidating you, and I think this is a cliche that a lot of actors say, but if it's not intimidating you, then why are you doing it?

If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.

I want to try new things and put myself out there and take some risks.

What I like best is the challenge of learning something I didn't know how to do, going beyond my comfort level.