Michael Curtiz Quotes

The only regrets I have are things I didn't do.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

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.

You tend to regret the things you haven't done.

The one thing I learned is to just give everything a shot. You don't want to live in regret.

Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, 'I messed up,' than, 'I wish I did that.'

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.

I feel most miserable When I can't step "step up to the plate" You know? People often say Regret from doing it is better than regret for not doing it

If you don't go towards the thing you fear, you won't be able to say you lived.

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't.

I firmly believe that life is an 'and' proposition and not an 'or' one. If you really love something, you just have to try it. The worse that can happen is that you'll be told 'no.'

There are so many opportunities that I could've gotten before if I had just took a little more of a risk.

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

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

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

You don't want to leave 'what if's in life.

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?'

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

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.

I always think about opportunity and how you regret the things you don't do.

You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.