Lawrence Wright Quotes

Assume nobody else has any idea what they're doing, either.

I still feel like when I walk on the set, I'm starting from scratch, until I realize, 'OK, I do know what I'm doing. I'm human.'

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a terrible mistake.'

I think half the time I just assume I don't really know what I'm doing - you have to do that to a certain extent, but you don't have to think you're an idiot savant.

When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive.

I feel like I'm a beginner in everything in life.

'I don't know' are three words I don't like saying.

For the first part of my career, I did what I was told, and I wasn't getting anywhere. I'd get in such a state when I was asked to do something, and it didn't feel right, and I'd end up feeling that I wasn't very good.

I was always scared about my voice.

You have to ask people for help. I wasn't good at that.

I always feel I'm an amateur. I don't most of the time know what I'm doing.

You begin always knowing nothing. You remain forever an amateur, a first timer.

I've blundered my way through life.

In general, I'm pretty shy and nervous about a lot of things. For me to get on stage for the first time took so many times at an open mic before I finally got on stage and did it.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

I was wracked with insecurity.

I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.

I still feel like I've crashed the party.

I'm very insecure.

I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.

I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity.

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself.

I don't know why I'm saying I'm brave.

I probably am more shy than people realize. But I'm shy when I leave a studio and I am just myself.