Lynn Shelton Quotes

I just care about what I get to unearth and what makes me uncomfortable and what makes me grow because, ultimately, I just don't want to ever play it safe.

You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness.

I like feeling out of my depth.

I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone.

I suppose I flee to life. I'm most interested when conversations become difficult.

For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role.

It's good for me to do things outside my comfort zone and push myself.

The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn't tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn't like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up.

I'm really a believer in being in situations that feel new and awkward and different. And I love that feeling of being in motion - that sense you find when you're traveling.

Find a place that you are comfortable with. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make a lot of mistakes.

I like doing things that are different, unexpected, and where I feel that either the role feels like a natural fit for me or it's a really big swing that I don't know if I'm going to connect on.

I really respond to putting myself out of my own depth and finding my feet.

I like the possibility of failure. I don't want to be in a comfortable zone.

I began to do this thing I do of giving myself a class every day, and trying to experiment and push further. I don't mean to say I knew everything, because I didn't, but I would do what I knew and then push beyond that and see what else I could find.

I see some people stay in one place because it's convenient or it's comfortable. But they're missing out on their passion.

I'm definitely an actor first, but it's fun to kind of, you know, push your boundaries and see if you can do things that have scared you a little bit your whole life.

I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day.

Any characters that make me think, 'I don't know if I can do this,' are the ones I most want to do. I don't want to do the same thing over and over.

There's nothing wrong with doing comedies, and I'm not against comedies, either, but I always want to do stuff that keeps me off my guard and gets me out of my comfort zone.

I want to explore my boundaries. I want to push myself and go right to the edge of what I am capable of. I don't want to ever be comfortable.

If you're too much in control, you feel too secure in your shoes, and where's the emotion to keep going in life? To keep that spark going, you have to feel like an outsider.

I love to continue to evolve as a player, and sometimes the only places you can do that is when you're uncomfortable, and sometimes when you're at home for too long, it's not that.

Comfort is the enemy of creativity.

You have to step over the boundaries sometimes just to find out where theyare.

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.