Martin Parr Quotes

I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk.

The more decisions you make, the better, statistically, your odds of success are. And what I also learned was, it doesn't matter: anything can be fixed. When you're directing, you can agonize, but you can't indulge. Stuff has to happen.

I was a dancer of no repute. But dance taught me a lot. You walk into a dance studio knowing you have to walk out with a dance. You improvise.

I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything.

My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.

Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

Later in life, when my kids struggle to understand a tricky concept or master a new skill, I want them to have the strength and experience to tell themselves, 'I don't know how to do this... yet!' I want them to be confident that, even if something seems challenging today, they have what it takes to figure it out.

I feel no matter who I'm going against that I can get open in a number of ways.

I've been told I have the biggest ego in the world and that it manifests itself when you come to me and say, 'I don't like this' or 'I want a change'... and that I relish that because my ego's so big I think I can solve whatever you throw at me and make it even better. I enjoy the interaction and the challenge.

When my syndicated show got canceled, the next day I still knew how to write jokes. That was a huge revelation. Because at first you think, "I won't have any shelter! What am I gonna do? The sun is hot. Very thirsty."

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

I have always liked a challenge.

When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me.

When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.

I like a challenge.

I am very resourceful, as any woman would be.

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

I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill.

It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.

If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.

Every situation I have ever been in I have been trained for, and I dealt with it to the best of my abilities.

I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing.

I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires.

Well, I'm lucky because, you see, I'll probably bounce back from this role.