Anne Hathaway Quotes

I am always scared when I start something new. That hasn't changed.

A lot of us are ruled by fear during our lives - afraid we'll get burgled, afraid a dog will bite us, afraid we'll get fat, afraid someone will leave us. Once you lose fear, life becomes sweeter, and that happens as you get older. I'm sure by the time I'm 80, I'll be able to do absolutely anything!

By the time you're 30, you know who you are inside. You learn to laugh at things you can't change; you learn to be yourself.

Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it.

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

I used to be really afraid and anxious of taking on too much, and the older I'm getting, the more fearless I'm becoming. Life is so much more relaxed when you're like that.

If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

To move past fear is a cliche.

As I get older, I'm more comfortable in my skin.

I'm actually excited about turning 60. I feel on top of my game.

I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

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

Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally.

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.

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.

For many years, I didn't even like the idea of doing a one-person play. Public speaking got me past that. I've always been good at public speaking, but I never really enjoyed it. Then I started to really enjoy it, and that's made all the difference.

When I was thirty, and a long time after that, I felt like I had to leave home to do what I had to do. Now, it's just the opposite.

I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure.

And I don't think that success is going to destroy me at this point in my life, like I used to think.

I'm not a regrets-type person.