John Bach Quotes

To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.

I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

I wish I had less fear about creating my own parts.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Only the insecure strive for security.

I lost my confidence.

I won't lie, I've had a lot of discouraging moments in the past years, moments I wasn't sure about things and doubted myself.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

It's your own fear of failure that stops you from doing things.

Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

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.

There's always doubt and fear. If you're a human being, everybody's got it.

I doubted myself for a long time.

I grew up really timid, anxious kid, and I never really had to stand up for myself.

I remember all the stages in my career where I almost didn't have enough confidence to try for something, almost didn't have the guts to follow something I was excited about doing, because I didn't know anyone else who'd done it, or other people made me question it.

I lack self-confidence. I don't know whether I shall ever get it. Perhaps it is better to be unsure of your self, as I am. But it is very tiring.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

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.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.

We're our own worst enemy. You doubt yourself more than anybody else ever will. If you can get past that, you can be successful.