Naomi Watts Quotes

Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live.

Do you realize that you can't play the game of life with sweaty palms?

The first monster you have to scare the audience with is 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.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.

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.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

In my everyday life I'm a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I'm doing something right.

Success makes you less intimidated by things.

I think I'm learning to be bolder in my career choices and be more confident in my personal life. I haven't always felt very secure as an individual, but now I feel I certain confidence and sense of self that gets me through the day a lot better than before.

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

I love overcoming challenges and fear.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

I don't get embarrassed by the same things that other people do. I would say that probably the biggest thing that holds people back is, 'If I do this, I'm going to look like an idiot if it doesn't work out.'

Always do what you are afraid to do.

The recommendation when I'm mentoring folks, I always tell them - and we talked about this last year - take a risk.

I want to scare myself when I choose what I want to work on.

I don't want to be scared. I want to keep taking risks, keep working hard.

I think I'm a pretty brave girl, but I wouldn't say I'm fearless.

I am so blessed to do what I love to do, but becoming a solo artist terrified me!

I used to be brave. In the past, I've opened a restaurant, had a record label, had my daughter and it was go, go, go with all of these.

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.