Greg Davies Quotes

I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.

I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career.

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.

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.

Yeah, I had actually tried to stop acting before I made Dead Man Walking.

When I first started out acting, I didn't have anything to lose. I had another career. If I fell on my face, I could say, 'I'll see ya,' and go back to working.

I've never regretted anything I've done, even the things that I've failed at. I've often regretted not trying something really big, because you'll never know.

It is painful to say that the best player you have is better off trying something new.

I knew I wanted to do music, but leaving such a successful career one would think I'd kind of shot myself in the foot. I knew I made the right decision, and at the end of the day it's up to me to get where I want to go, but it's a lot to take on.

All that time I spent chasing Yale was time I could have been using to actually make a difference in the world. Bravery, not perfection, was the key that unlocked all the doors I've walked through since.

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

I've done shows where I was the lead, but maybe it wasn't quite right - I took them because I wanted to move my career on.

If I truly had the courage of my convictions, I would be a full-blown comic novelist.

As I began to take risks, leaving my very comfortable and secure job and taking this first leap into fashion, every subsequent risk became easier to take because I began to see the kind of opportunity and excitement that risk-taking offered.

Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.

At the end, regret only what you didn't do.

You can't call it an adventure unless it's tinged with danger. The greatest danger in life, though, is not taking the adventure at all. To have the objective of a life of ease is death. I think we've all got to go after our own Everest.

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 don't care about failing because I do not want to sit down in my older years and say, 'How come I didn't try?'

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

As we grow older I always think, why didn't I do more when I was young, why didn't I risk more?

People are so ready to cut you down if you take a risk and leave your comfort zone.

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?