Kelly Reilly Quotes

I wasn't popular in the home office because I wasn't chicken. I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts.

I always put myself out there. I'm not afraid to commit to something.

You either back your instincts or you hold off - and you're more likely to back your instincts if you're confident.

Sometimes you're going to be inexperienced, naive, untested, and totally right. And then, in those moments, you have to make a choice: is this a time to speak up, or hang back?

There's nothing I won't attempt.

My biggest strength is I'm courageous, or if I am afraid of something, I do it anyway. I do what I feel. It's nothing personal against anyone, so that courageousness has been very good to me.

I'm pretty gutsy. Dancers don't think about things; they just do them.

I don't worry. I don't doubt. I'm daring. I'm a rebel.

A Stevenson with balls

I'm not afraid to take big shots. I'm not afraid to take any type of shots.

I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've got a bit of that in me. I just kind of steam ahead.

I'm not afraid of being told 'no.'

I am proud. It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave

Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts!

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence. Don't be shy or feel intimidated by the experience. You may face some unexpected criticism, but be prepared for it with confidence.

I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

My advice to female directors is not to wait until you feel like your ideas have been pre-certified or until you think you've gotten some approval for them. Then it's too late! Follow your gut. That's hard to do, but the only way to be original.

To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

You must play boldly to win.

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss.

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.