Peter McWilliams Quotes

If I don't ask for something, I'm not going to get it.

The most you get is what you ask for.

For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.

People are so afraid of hearing "No" that they often don't even try. You have nothing to lose by just asking! A good friend of mine once told me, "Harv, a closed mouth won't get fed." Open your mouth! Say something if negotiations aren't going the way you'd like.

With young people, I always say, 'You're not doing anyone any favours by withholding your power.' As women, we do that a lot because we are afraid of being misunderstood or perceived as too strong. But the older I'm getting, the more I realise you have to let that go.

You might as well go through life the way you want to. If what you want is to be engaged and forceful, to 'lean in,' well, do that.

If you don't ask, you don't get.

I've always known what I've wanted, but I used to be shy about expressing that in regards to my career. So I've become a lioness. If something's happening that I don't necessarily feel comfortable about, I will speak my mind. Or if I want to do something, I go for it.

My mother taught me early on not to be afraid to put myself out there - especially as a woman.

It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.

I'm not afraid of putting myself out there to someone and then them passing on it. At least you could have gotten a 'yes.' So it's worthwhile to have the cojones to do it.

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

I think my lesson is to back yourself once you've been given a job. Far too often, I've been given a job and then doubted why I'm there.

I sometimes shy away because I don't want to be too 'showy-offy' but the older I get I think, 'You have a handkerchief, put it in your pocket.'

I've never been afraid to make a polite ask to someone.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes.

When in doubt, sing loud.

One thing I would tell women is that they must take up the challenge. Very often, we anticipate a lot of problems, and therefore, we don't take the lead. And I think that we are shortchanging ourselves if we don't do that.

As an actor - and I say actor, but actress or actor, whatever - I've had to learn to be very open about what I want. I ask for it, even if I may not get it. I feel like it's worth the ask.

I've learned to recognize that I'm in certain rooms for a reason, and I've learned - if I have an opinion or something I want to say - to say those things and not feel afraid about it.

Yeah, I don't shy away from the line anymore.

In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.

I sometimes tell a director that I want to work with him. I tell him twice. After that if he still doesn't give me a call, I move on.

Learning to ask is like flexing a muscle. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. I started by learning how to ask for the small things in my life, and eventually I could make the Big Daunting Asks.