I do not accept being a prisoner of fear. Of Communism, of fascism. That, one can bear. But of one's fear. No. Never. Adam Michnik acceptbearcommunism Change image and share on social
I said if I made 10 films in my life, I would be very lucky. That's how I meant it. My fear after my first one was whether they would let me make another one, so I had this goal in my head. Luc Besson fearfilmgoal Change image and share on social
As actors, we tend to usually have some issues with self-esteem and some need for validation, and it takes awhile for that fear of not having a job to go away. Simon Helberg actorawhileesteem Change image and share on social
One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you. Samuel Dash ambitioncareercompromise share on social
Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard. Leonardo da Vinci couragedangerfear Change image and share on social
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear. Joseph Conrad dreamfearlife Change image and share on social
The First World War was a horror of gas, industrialised slaughter, fear, and appalling human suffering. Nick Harkaway appallfearhorror Change image and share on social
So the kind of boy I was, or that I was told to be, you were kind of this like half-gladiator, half-dude who, you know, was supposed to have as many girls as possible and work until your heart exploded, have no fear, you know. Junot Diaz boydudeexplode share on social
I sense a kind of fear of writing black or Asian characters from non-ethnic writers, who perhaps feel that they don't know the culture and therefore can't write about it. By and large, if there's an Asian character, I might get a call. But if the character is called 'Philip,' the chances are I won't. Sanjeev Bhaskar asianblackcall share on social
I've been bitten by a python. Not a very big one. I was being silly, saying: 'Oh, it's not poisonous...' Then, wallop! But you have fear around animals. David Attenborough animalbigbite Change image and share on social