William K. Sessions Quotes

I just made the decision that I was going to try comedy, and if didn't work, then I knew it didn't work. Then I would go back and do whatever. But at least I wouldn't torture myself the rest of my life, wondering whatever would have happened.

To me, it's important, always in life, to never wonder what would've happened if I only tried something.

There was a period in my life when I would say no, and I didn't know why I was saying no. In most cases, it was out of fear, just trying to be safe. Because 'no' will keep you safe. 'No' won't draw attention to you. But all the cool things are on the other side of 'Yes, And.'

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

I just say go for it and be yourself, even if you're scared or nervous, because you'll never know what happens if you don't try.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.

You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.

Whenever I get stuck on something, I'm like, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid? What would I write if I wasn't afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn't afraid?'

I've discovered people in my lifetime who are like, 'I always wanted to sing but... ' It's like, 'Well then, did you try?' My thing was always not caring about failure.

I was a little careful when I first started off. A lot of times, for example, I thought, 'Oh, I can't pull that song off.' I should have just done it.

If you're afraid to do something then you're probably never going to achieve it.

I always say, you know, if I sit here and close my eyes and say, 'When did I learn the most in my life, in my career?' It'll always be when I close them and everything I think of is when I took a risk. It's when I think I learned the most.

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

I realized when I was 23 that I had never really tried anything.

I could have easily been too afraid to say 'yes' to Chicago, because it requires so much I haven't done before. If I am a flop at singing and dancing, maybe my love for it will carry me through.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.

You have to have the courage to face the unexpected. This is the difference between people who do things and people who don't dare, who don't dare to live.

Once upon a time, I was very shy and you wouldn't even see me in a room. Then, when I was 16, I made the conscious decision to not be afraid of anything - this was about the time I picked up the bagpipes too - and my life pretty much changed forever.

When you hold things back, when you don't commit completely to your ideas and trust completely in your own instincts, you are guaranteeing your own failure - even if you end up having commercial success.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

I tend to do things that I'm very frightened of. That's what I do.

I've been trying to figure out for at least the last 10 years how to force myself into something more risky.

Yet in all those cases I finally steeled myself to seize the opportunity, and find a way to muddle through and eventually conclude that I had, in fact, chosen the right path, as risky as it seemed at the time.