Rooney Mara Quotes

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

I say, 'Be brave. Do it even if your ankles shake, because they will.'

If something scares me, then I have to do it.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness.

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

You make progress; then you get courage to make more.

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

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

I don't fear challenge.

I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

Wanting to do it was much more powerful than the fright.

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now.

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

It's better to not be afraid of things and not avoid things.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

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

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