Jack Reynor Quotes

I just try to do things that make me excited. If I can find a way to surprise myself, then that's when I'm really excited to share something and really can stand behind it.

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself.

My biggest fantasy as an actor is to be in situations that make me uncomfortable and force me out of my comfort zone.

I'm a masochist in some ways. I look for things that I think I can't do, then, for some bizarre reason, I really want to do them. Maybe one day I'll take the easy route.

I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push myself further than before.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

I will entertain things that are entertaining and sound interesting and challenge me. But acting just doesn't come second-nature to me.

I don't think anybody really wants to know their limits.

I seek out things that terrify me, like an improv class. I'm terrified of sharks, but I scuba dive. I'm not good at auditioning, but I force myself to do it all the time. I've never met anybody who is fearless, but the more you push against your own boundaries, the easier it becomes to push.

I think the biggest advice that I could give people is to actually try and live beyond your dreams by pushing yourself, challenging yourself to do things a little bit outside of your comfort zone.

I want to scare myself when I choose what I want to work on.

No one goes on a direct path, even though it sometimes feels like your peers might be racing ahead. Everyone's trying to figure it out. But if you just put yourself out there, step out of your comfort zone, establish yourself in terms of skills, mentorship, but leave space for your passions, then you're going to turn out pretty well.

I don't want to change how I am, how I play, so if it means taking more risks, it's always going to be the case, and that's fine for me.

I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.

I am much more happy doing what I know I can do than what I am not sure I could do.

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.

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.

I love pushing my boundaries and seeing how far I can go without, you know, dying or injuring myself too badly.

For me, I want my kids to find their way. If they're interested in something, I want them to try it out.

I went to a motivational training course once, a course of self-discovery, and I found out after a week that my fear - it was not a fear of not being accepted - was a very violent fear of failure.

Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.

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.

The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I'm planning to test my own boundaries.

A lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. They just don't want to take the risk.

Whenever there's a role that scares me, I get panicked and nervous. I know that greatness might come because I'm going to get out of my own element and comfort zone.