Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Quotes

I find it somewhat liberating to jump, to dive into things that are the opposite of me.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

The album 'Cheers to the Fall' is really kind of me breaking out and being like, 'Listen, I don't care about criticism, and I don't care about possibility of failure. I'm going to do it. And if I do fail, well then, here's to it.'

I completely follow my gut and do what I like doing. I have become impulsive in a good way. I am taking creative risks as an actor.

Life's the adventure. You don't have to drop your bundle and go bush. It's about being brave within the context that you're in.

Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.

The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.

Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live.

He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.

I'm always looking for a new thing that really terrifies me that I think I can't do it and accomplish that.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

I need to put myself out in the world and be brave and be uncomfortable. When I do, it means I can enjoy life so much more.

I want to scare myself when I choose what I want to work on.

Life is full of risks, and you don't want to raise someone who's afraid of taking risks, either physically or emotionally.

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I feel myself becoming the fearless person I have dreamt of being. Have I arrived? No. But I'm constantly evolving and challenging myself to be unafraid to make mistakes.

If you do things, whether it's acting or music or painting, do it without fear - that's my philosophy. Because nobody can arrest you and put you in jail if you paint badly, so there's nothing to lose.

Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.

Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.

I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone.