Macklemore Quotes

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.

You put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection.

Oh, I'm full of fear. I care about things; therefore, I have fears. I like to think that I'm brave, which is different. Brave means you're able to admit that you care. If you care, you are vulnerable.

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

Half of acting is you're very intimidated, overcoming your fears, letting yourself be vulnerable in front of people and that sort of stuff.

I find the roller-coaster ride of auditioning most challenging. It's always about putting yourself out there, being rejected, and then getting back out there and trying again.

Acting is an uncomfortable business because you have to make yourself vulnerable.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the shame research, because that's such a downer, and people hate that topic. It's not that vulnerability is the upside, but it's better than shame, I guess.

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.

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

When you put yourself out there, you're putting yourself in the position to make a mistake.

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?

In a way it was like washing your laundry in public and, yep, there you go, you've seen my underwear. And now I feel like there's nothing left, you've seen it all and I can get on.

What we have most to fear is failure of the heart.

As an actor, you put yourself out there. You put yourself in the arena as an easy target.

It earns you a lot of snark if you're able to convey vulnerability.

There's something so naked about being on stage as a musician. I think about that even with standup comedy or something - like, 'This is it, this is what I got.'

The thing with 'Lost Without You' is that for a long time I didn't feel like I could share it with people. When it came to releasing it, it was a cliff-diving moment.

Often, when a girl has a crush on a boy, her friend will dare her to speak to him or ask for a pencil, or better yet, let him know that she has a crush. Pretty risky stuff... It happens thousands of times a day in the lives of teenagers everywhere. Putting yourself out there. Daring to expose your true feelings.

Try not to worry about embarrassing yourself. That's a lifetime's task.

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

I've already been KO'd, embarrassed. Nothing is going to be worse than that, so what's to be scared of?

The only person really at risk at any of my talks is me.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.