Erica Durance Quotes

I'm scared of horses, and I don't know how to shoot them, but that's what excites me. After 40 years old, if you don't do some things that really terrify you, I don't think they're worth doing.

The project you are most scared to do is the one that holds your greatest growth.

If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

I like to do something I fear.

Whenever there's a role that scares me, I get panicked and nervous. I know that greatness might come because I'm going to get out of my own element and comfort zone.

You want roles that challenge you and that scare you a little and where you can really discover something, even about yourself, that maybe you didn't understand.

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.

I've usually found that the greatest rewards in my life come from taking on things that are a little bit scary.

I'm always looking for a new thing that really terrifies me that I think I can't do it and accomplish that.

I always want to keep challenging myself to do something that I don't even have the foresight to know what it's going to be.

I like to put myself in the most uncomfortable position.

I'm always nudging myself into discomfort zones as much as I can.

One has to move from one's comfort zone to challenge oneself.

Sometimes being scared of something can be good because it can give you strength. A great example for me would be acting in English! Basically, whenever I'm scared of a project, I know it's worth it.

To be held back by fear is to miss out on challenging yourself in different ways.

I think I've gotten to the point in my life where I have to do everything that I'm scared of because you're not going to learn anything if you don't, so you just have to dive in the deep end and see if you can swim.

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

Leap and grow your wings on the way down

If you're willing to put yourself and your dreams on the line, at the very least you'll discover an inner strength you may not have known existed.

I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. All the really exciting things possible during the course of a lifetime require a little more courage than we currently have. A deep breath and a leap.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

I find it somewhat liberating to jump, to dive into things that are the opposite of me.

I really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy.

I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.