Ann Dowd Quotes

I'm not afraid to live. I'm not afraid to fail. I'm not afraid to succeed. I'm not afraid to fall in love. I'm not afraid to be alone. I'm just afraid I might have to stop talking about myself for five minutes.

I'm the kind of guy who would say, "Yeah, I'll do that!," and then, when it came down to it, I would be absolutely petrified. Those days have passed me by, but I would do it. If it meant that I was in a scene naked with a woman, or anybody romantic, I'd be into it.

I think saying you're bad at something is rather wonderful because then it doesn't matter anymore.

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much.

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.

For many years, I didn't even like the idea of doing a one-person play. Public speaking got me past that. I've always been good at public speaking, but I never really enjoyed it. Then I started to really enjoy it, and that's made all the difference.

A lot of us are ruled by fear during our lives - afraid we'll get burgled, afraid a dog will bite us, afraid we'll get fat, afraid someone will leave us. Once you lose fear, life becomes sweeter, and that happens as you get older. I'm sure by the time I'm 80, I'll be able to do absolutely anything!

When you face your fears, you are free of them. There's nothing in the world I need to hide from again.

Don't be afraid to look silly.

I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

I need to put myself out in the world and be brave and be uncomfortable. When I do, it means I can enjoy life so much more.

I seek out things that terrify me, like an improv class. I'm terrified of sharks, but I scuba dive. I'm not good at auditioning, but I force myself to do it all the time. I've never met anybody who is fearless, but the more you push against your own boundaries, the easier it becomes to push.

My friend was interning at the Miss India office and asked me to go for an audition. I just wanted to clear one basic round to show it to my friends. 'I'm in this mind space, and I can do this, losers.' I cleared the first round, and then I wanted to do more.

I used to be really afraid and anxious of taking on too much, and the older I'm getting, the more fearless I'm becoming. Life is so much more relaxed when you're like that.

I like to stretch myself, and playing a dance-hall hostess is quite a stretch, but I feel comfortable with it.

Don't be afraid to look silly. You are only holding yourself back if you are afraid of looking silly or failing.

I fell into acting because I was really shy, and so at night after work, I took public speaking and improv classes, and I started going to auditions sort of as a dare. That was my version of 'Fear Factor.'

I don't operate in fear anymore.

It took me seven years to even comfortably say that I'm an actor.

I remember going to the audition for 'Corrie.' I wasn't an actor - what they're often looking for in these rooms is a character, not what's on the page. They want to see what you are going to bring. So somehow, I got the job on 'Corrie.' For the first time in a while, someone really believed in me.

The greatest tip ever told to me is 'Don't be afraid to make mistakes.'

I don't think I am fearless. I am just me.

It's important that you are not embarrassed when you try something new.