Gillian Tans Quotes

There are people who say that you can't experiment... That condemns you to failure.

I think when you take the big swings - and I've done plenty of big swings that I was told were never going to work - those are always the things that break through.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk.

I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk. I think when you take the big swings - and I've done plenty of big swings that I was told were never going to work - those are always the things that break through.

I guess I still have this motto: 'What else can I get away with?' And unpredictability in film - that's the hardest thing there is.

Nobody knows what they're doing, so don't be afraid to try things.

I believe that the constant possibility of failure or possibility of decision-making feeds your creativity.

I think comics do need permission to fail. I think comics do need permission to go up and try stuff.

All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure.

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.

People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

Everybody else is afraid to fail. I do not really care because when I fail, I try something new.

We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring.

There's a real cowardice in the movie business. If you don't meet the right crazy people, you can't do it.

Everyone is trying to do something that hasn't been done and that's a really good thing. You can only do so much with a story and some scripts don't give you the opportunities and other scripts do give you the opportunities to do things that haven't been done before.

We don't grow unless we take risks. Any successful company is riddled with failures.

If you're going to be wrong, be dramatically wrong.

Well, when you're trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk.

You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail

There's a silly notion that failure's not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.