George Eads Quotes

Throughout my career I have been talked out of things I wanted to do, and when I look back, I think I should have followed my instincts.

You can do a good job when you play it safe, but you can't do a spectacular job. You have to risk it and be in danger of looking like an absolute fool.

I always want to work on things that really scare me and interest me at the same time, and you know, I definitely had some projects in the past that did that, but the stars never aligned in getting them up. So 'Lion' was another project that really interested me, and the stars did align on this one. It just happened to be my first film!

As an artist, there are times when you need to take a leap of faith... For me, it's important that the gaze is correct.

I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.

I love when I'm writing and I'm cringing because I know I'm doing something right.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.

People say, 'Well, whose career do you follow? Where do you see your career going? What movie do you want to do next?' And I can't tell you what type of movie I would go and do next. I would have to read the script and feel for a character. And if I feel in my gut for a character, I know that that's somebody I have to play.

I just choose the scripts I want to work on. I don't know why. It's not something conscious or that I'm doing on purpose.

All I know is, I was trying to win the football game. And the bottom line is, you have to do what you think is right. You have to go with your gut. And if you don't do that, then I think you regret a lot of things later on.

I think that if you've got 5 million people that enjoy drama and invest in characters, you must take the time to not worry about your job and getting sacked and just go for it and hit it again.

I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything.

We're so afraid to lose the audience. Let the audience go.

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

I just wanted Sadness to be true, to come from a real place. I tried to work from the inside out, going from my gut all the time. I didn't over-analyze it. I just did it.

My worst thing that I have is that I think too much. And so it's better to go with your gut and do your best and trust the creators and the director that you have there and go scene to scene.

When I'm sitting in the studio, a mix isn't done till I feel it in my gut.

I think if you want to make a performance authentic, there are a certain amount of leaps of faith into the unknown that you have to take. Otherwise, you're not really risking anything. I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.

I use myself as a measuring yardstick, and so if I come up with an idea that really scares me, then I'd like to think that people out there would feel the same way as well.

I make all my decisions by listening to my instinct and then keeping my fingers crossed it will lead to a good place.

The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.

I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.