Roger Allam Quotes

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

I'm going to feel intimidated whatever: that's just my natural state. So I may as well embrace intimidation.

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.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

I try not to worry about what that's going to look like. If you worry about looking stupid, that's when you look really stupid.

Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool.

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

I think my whole life, because of where I came from, I had a fear of failure.

We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen?

I had no idea who I was when I started. I was frightened to death and had no natural performing skills.

I don't get embarrassed by the same things that other people do. I would say that probably the biggest thing that holds people back is, 'If I do this, I'm going to look like an idiot if it doesn't work out.'

I don't care about making a fool of myself on stage anymore. I don't care what people think.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

Every time I put myself out there, I get rejected.

The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.

I grew up doubting myself. It was a very spotty, frustrating, worrying time.

I was so ashamed of who I was.

Fear of failure held me back from being a DIYer for many years, especially after a few early attempts at home improvement projects went awry.

When you're fearful, you stumble.

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.

I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn't wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

I've played so many jobs where I'm fearless, but it's far from me. I wish I were like that in real life.

When I was at Brown, I wanted to write the great American novel, but I was too scared to take a creative course. I signed up for one, got in, and just didn't have the courage to go. I was a tremendously shy person, almost pathologically shy. The thought of peers critiquing my work - oh, God.

I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears.