Scarlett Johansson Quotes

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

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

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 know what my comfort zones are. But without a back-up, I will never step out of my comfort zone. I don't go bungee jumping; I won't jump from the third floor without a safety net. I don't do such things. That's not my personality type.

I'm not going to take a show unless I'm not sure I can do it. You have to have that sort of adrenaline.

There's a touch of the gambler in anybody really competitive and somebody that's willing to concede that to succeed, sometimes you need to cut corners and to make bold choices.

Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.

I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.

And as a woman, you need to take risks. Don't stay too long in your own swim lane.

I always wanted to prove myself. I think I naturally can't help but want to do something and push the boundaries.

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

I have never sung a whole song on my own before and I am not the best dancer in the world, but I would rather try and fall than not not try at all.

The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

To me, life is so exciting. To me, life is always trying to beat someone in something competitive. It's kinda been my whole life.

When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.

Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose.

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

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.

I've arrived at the place if I'm not taking a career risk, I'm not happy. If I'm scared, then I know I'm being challenged.

Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can I do this?'

What used to drive me was the fact that I wanted to be better than everybody at something. One of my best qualities is that I used whatever other people found to be an adverse thing to be a positive thing for myself.