“Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.” KidsAudienceFailingLike YouPleasePianoRecitals Author:Rian Johnson
“Young man, your problem and the reason so many like you fail, is simply because you allow yourself to give up far too early.” MenGivingReasonProblemYoungFailingLike YouGiving UpYoung Man Author:Chris Murray
“If you feel like you're in control of everything, and then things aren't going well, you feel like you're failing.” IfsFeelsWellsFailingLike You Author:Tracy Letts
“I think the best directors rarely loose their temper. I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like your failing or that you're doing it wrong.” ThinkingFeelsTryingEnvironmentFailingLike YouDirectorsSafeTemperInstillSafe Environment Author:Luke Evans
“If you're remarkable, then it's likely that some people won't like you. That's part of the definition of remarkable. Nobody gets unanimous praise - ever. The best the timid can hope for is to be unnoticed. Criticism comes to those who stand out. Playing it safe. Following the rules. They seem like the best ways to avoid failure. Alas, that pattern is awfully dangerous. The current marketing “rules” will ultimately lead to failure. In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is failing. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.” PeopleIfsWaySeemsFailingDangerousLike YouSafeStandingCriticismPraiseBusyMarketingPatternsDefinitionsCurrentsFollowingInvisibleBest WayRemarkableStanding OutAlasMarketplaceCrowdedFittingUnnoticedPlaying It Safe Author:Seth Godin
“These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.'” LooksI CanShowsNiceFailingLike YouStoresThese DaysExtrasCrankyReally Like You Author:Lauren Graham