Daniel Breaker Quotes

I'm not brave at all.

I had no idea who I was when I started. I was frightened to death and had no natural performing skills.

Sometimes it is not bad to be scared.

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.

When I was at Brown, I wanted to write the great American novel, but I was too scared to take a creative course. I signed up for one, got in, and just didn't have the courage to go. I was a tremendously shy person, almost pathologically shy. The thought of peers critiquing my work - oh, God.

I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.

I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don't like.

We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen?

I was afraid to express myself for a while.

When I was younger, I was afraid to be myself.

Every time I put myself out there, I get rejected.

I am always scared when I start something new. That hasn't changed.

I've always had a problem saying what I feel for fear of having someone dislike me.

Every day I do something that freaks me out.

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

Fear paralyses you - fear of flying, fear of the future, fear of leaving a rubbish marriage, fear of public speaking, or whatever it is.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

I'm insecure about things. I'm not afraid to say it, though. Even when my publicist is like, 'Go on the red carpet,' I don't wanna go.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking.

I don't know why I'm saying I'm brave.

I can say I'm a little scared of racing. It brings back memories, of course. But it's nothing I can't handle.