Ira Sachs Quotes

Never be afraid of failure. And don't stop yourself from doing something you want to do because of what others might think. Only you know yourself best.

When it comes to betting on yourself... you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.

Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.

Do not doubt your abilities. Do not delay your worthy impressions. With God's help, you cannot fail. He will give you the courage to participate in meaningful change and purposeful living.

Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.

I've always been happy to take a gamble on myself.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.

My biggest challenge is trust, and really believing that trust, in letting things just happen personally and professionally and trust with myself. But I'm getting better at it.

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

What I implore you to do is believe that if you make courageous choices and bet on yourself and put yourself out there that you will have an impact as a result of what you do, and you don't need to know now what that will be, or how that will happen, because nobody ever does.

You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith.

Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I'm able to do what I want without anybody thinking it's dumb.

If you want your dream more than you have to have people's affirmation, that's how you break through your border bullies.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage

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

My faith in my filmmaking changed on the heels of 'Titan.' It allowed me to pursue things that I previously would have questioned.

People don't step outside themselves and make the film they want to make, because they're afraid of the reaction. But once you get that reaction and have lived through it, there's nothing they can do to get you down.

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've learned to go with your instincts. To go with your strengths and believe in yourself.

It wasn't easy to leave my comfort zone and chase my dreams. However, it is important to believe in yourself.

I think I've also grown a little bit in that I'm not so easily dissuaded if I really believe something.

Obviously, you have to find the confidence within yourself to pursue your ideas, but there's nothing wrong with having people around you who are going to say, 'I think that's a great idea,' or, 'I think you're doing the right thing.'