Brit Marling Quotes

The best things happen at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.

It's always fun to get to do things that stretch you and that you don't get to do a lot, but you never know until you see it.

I like feeling out of my depth.

Venture outside your comfort zone. To stop growing is to stop living.

True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.

The miracle often lies outside our comfort zone.

Anytime you get out of your comfort zone and you have to do something that you're not comfortable doing and that you're not real sure of yourself in, there's an exhilaration that comes along with that. I get off on it, so that's why I enjoy making movies.

Most everything that you want is just outside your comfort zone.

The fact is that I like thrillers and action movies. But what really fulfills me is getting out of my comfort zone, taking chances.

I think doing something that's different, that's out of your comfort zone is important.

Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

It's good to feel stupid sometimes and do things that are out of your comfort zone.

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

I love when I am outside my comfort zone.

Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking. The ride might not be as predictable if you'd just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will be a heck of a lot more interesting.

I love to throw myself into situations where I don't understand everything yet.

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

I'm a believer in challenging myself and overcoming challenges by doing things I've never done before.

In 2012, I promised myself I'd do something each month I'd never done before. So I skydived. I did trapeze lessons. I rode a motorcycle... All stuff that I'd never done.

The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.

I think when you're really passionate about something, and maybe not every person is like this, but I think there's a large group that feels deep inside, I want something different, I want something more, I want to go on my own path. It's being comfortable being uncomfortable. Because to do that, you're going to have to jump outside of the comfort zone and it isn't going to be perfect. It's going to be scary. And to me, that's when great things happen.

That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them. I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I'll catch up.

I constantly get out of my comfort zone. Looking cool is the easiest way to mediocrity. The coolest guy in my high school ended up working at a car wash. Once you push yourself into something new, and whole new world of opportunities opens up. But you might get hurt. In fact you WILL get hurt. But amazingly when you heal - you are somewhere you've never been.

It's way easier to stay in the comfort zone, especially when things are going good than to go out on a limb and take some risks. My philosophy is exactly the opposite: Sometimes it's risky not to take a risk.