Anthony Hopkins Quotes

If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.

Precocious and eccentric are okay. But I think that people in the arts represent something integral and kind of secretive in everybody else. So the reason people like some artists is because they're saying or doing something that they would like to do or say, but they don't have the balls or the means. People are really afraid to put their ass on the line. Just to put your face on a poster and put your name in big print and say "Come see me," that takes some cojones, you know? Ambition is nothing to be ashamed of.

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

In all the writers I admire, the common detonator is their courage to walk naked.

You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.

In terms of music, I can try anything I want, even something that doesn't work at all, because I'm not putting my career in jeopardy.

I love Lady Gaga. She's not afraid to take risks and be herself.

Each single gesture of art must be daring. One must not be concerned with the side-effects.

As artists, we have to be brave. If we aren't brave, we aren't artists.

Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure.

You have to be willing to be afraid if you're going to be an artist.

I don't believe in fear - I live my life without regrets.

You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage.

For years, I was watching other people have so much fun playing out their version of authorship, like Louis C.K. and Larry David. As I watched them do their thing, I began to pine for the days when I had a lot less expected of me and, often, a lot more creative freedom. The courage that those guys have is always captivating to me.

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

I don't remember being afraid of anything in making films.

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

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

Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I'm able to do what I want without anybody thinking it's dumb.

I'm not an exhibitionist. But, honestly, for my art I'll do anything almost. I'll go there.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

I'm willing to go further than other people on camera.

It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.