B. C. Forbes Quotes

You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.

I was very insecure approaching the idea of directing a feature film. I told myself I would not move until I felt I was moving in power rather than moving in desperation to make a movie.

I had to overcome barriers of fear, inconsistency, believing in myself as an individual, and believing in the gift and believing that this could actually happen, and this is actually what I'm supposed to do.

I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.

If I find myself afraid or scared, that means I'm doing the wrong thing.

I wish I were braver, although I try.

It's your own fear of failure that stops you from doing things.

I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.

All serious daring starts from within.

If I'm doing something I know I can pull off, then that's not the book I should be writing.

We don't always have an accurate view of our own potential. I think most people who are frightened of public speaking and can't imagine they might feel different as a result of training. Don't assume you know how much potential you have. Sometimes the only way to know what you can do is to test yourself.

I'm always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I'm going to get up in the morning.

A lot of times, people are reserved or maybe scared of testing what your body is capable of. I'm not.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

It's daunting; it's daunting doing something that you are not brilliant at in front of millions of people. But you can't sit back and say no to opportunity. You have to throw yourself in.

If you don't think you can do it, who will? You control the most important tool in success, your mind.

Someone once pulled me aside and said it was all right to succeed, and I realised that I knew what failure felt like, but I didn't know what success felt like. I've carried that with me ever since.

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.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

When someone says you can't do what you know you can do, then you can't do anything.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.

Just keep on going and keep believing in your own original vision, no matter what odds you have to overcome. And especially don't be stopped by your own fears.