Damien Chazelle Quotes

I'm probably the most pessimistic actor I know. I'm always sure I'll never work again.

I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again". Like, I think I pussy out. So, I'm not that kind of person.

So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.

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

Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong.

I'm afraid of me.

Some days I totally appreciate everything that's happening to me, and some days I feel everyone's waiting for me to mess up.

Sometimes I find myself in this super-raw place onstage where I'm like, 'Maybe that's not the best thing. Maybe I need to shut down a little.'

It's no sin to admit that you feel vulnerable and lost.

If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves.

It's hard for me to be happy because I'm always worried about something going awry or what could happen to screw it up. It's hard for me to sit and look around, going, 'Ah, I'm really happy.' I'm not that kind of person.

I think it's healthy to be insecure, to have nerves.

It's funny, I never think I'm doing that well. I've never, ever. I just constantly think, 'This isn't working out.'

I am very self-doubting; it has come out of experience.

When you're not playing, you always question yourself.

If you start doubting yourself like that, thinking, 'Am I good enough?' - maybe there is a reason you're thinking that.

By some fluke, my folks forgot to ask me the question most crucial to ensuring a lifetime of self-doubt: 'What if you fail?

I'm always just very nervous. I never feel like, 'I've got this'. I'm always very nervous and aware of how quickly people can hate you and that scares me. I never feel like I'm on top of it or I know what I'm doing... so, no. I never get a big head, I just get more and more anxious.

Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

I question every move. I'm constantly second-guessing myself.

I'm scared of everything. I think it's only sensible to be that way.

I grew up doubting myself. It was a very spotty, frustrating, worrying time.

There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt.