Anne Hathaway Quotes

My biggest fantasy as an actor is to be in situations that make me uncomfortable and force me out of my comfort zone.

I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.

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.

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.

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.

I grew up on the stage, where you just throw yourself into projects and don't get in your own way.

I would love to be employed for the rest of my life... But what I would want to do is things that would frighten me, things that would scare me. I've never done that before; can I do that, can I show them that I can do it?

I figured, if I failed, I'd tried something that I hadn't tried before and if one movie was going to destroy my career than I didn't have much of a career to start with. I just went for it. God willing I wasn't over the top and didn't embarrass myself.

Here's the thing: If you're taking roles that aren't intimidating you, and I think this is a cliche that a lot of actors say, but if it's not intimidating you, then why are you doing it?

You don't pass up roles that give you the opportunity to stretch and to grow.

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?

I was a swimsuit model, and I got bored. Acting was challenging. It was very hard and intimidating. We choose to do things in life sometimes that scare the crap outta us. Performing in front of people was my challenge.

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character.

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

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

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

If you are really challenged, and if you are willing to take the plunge, very often some of the path opens up in front of you.

Work is exciting when it's challenging. It should be something that makes me afraid initially and prompts me to ask myself whether I'll be able to do it or not.

I knew I could make people laugh but I was frightened of doing it. I thought, 'What if I'm crap, what if I'm no good at it?', but I knew I should have a go and shouldn't sit inside watching other people do it on television.

I was very green when I started on 'General Hospital' and it really challenged me. There were times I began to doubt myself a lot.

Not that I'm in the stage of my career where they're offering me parts in 'The Revenant,' but I try very hard to go through the audition process because I feel like I learn quite a lot about the character and the people I'm going to work with.

And as a woman, you need to take risks. Don't stay too long in your own swim lane.

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

It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.