Terrifying Quotes · Page 7

My becoming an actor was a massive shift for me, and a terrifying one.

— Zoe Bell

The idea of writer's block or not having inspiration is totally terrifying to me.

— Paul Dano

The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

— Salvador Dali

Baffin Island was extraordinary; one of the most terrifying things I've done.

— Steve Backshall

For a young, unexposed Nepalese girl, Bollywood was a terrifying experience.

— Manisha Koirala

The very first time I did stand-up, that was terrifying.

— Limmy

Until the day we die, our lives are unwritten, which is sometimes a terrifying thought.

— Emily Haines

We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying.

— Stephanie Beacham

Sharks are really serious animals. They've been around longer than dinosaurs. They're basically prehistoric killing machines, and that's terrifying and fascinating, at…

— Sara Paxton

Writing a book is the most terrifying thing that I've ever done. It's so much harder than writing for television because it…

— Mindy Kaling

“There is no more terrifying experience for a Christian than to discover he has suddenly become a rationalist.”

— Halldór Kiljan Laxness

So March: Book One was the first book I ever wrote. And it was the most terrifying process I've ever been through.

— Andrew Aydin

I've always wanted to give 'Hamlet' a shot. It's the big one, you know. I haven't done Shakespeare professionally, so I think…

— Brian d'Arcy James

I don't want to be a vampire. A lot of other people do and I think it's that dual nature - we…

— Stephenie Meyer

Percy: I thought I’d lost my mom forever, and I was stuck on a hill in a thunderstorm fighting this huge bull…

— Rick Riordan

I don't think in art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one and terrifying and threatening and bursting…

— Martha Graham

And I was afraid. She frightens me because she can knock me down with a word. Because she does not know that…

— Helene Cixous

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things…

— John Oliver

Terrifying. . . . A Dark Matter is populated with vivid, sympathetic characters, and driven by terrors both human and supernatural. It's…

— Stephen King

Childhood was terrifying for me. A kid has no control. You're three feet tall, flat broke, unemployed, and illiterate. Terror snaps you…

— Mary Karr

It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a…

— Harry Mathews

The most terrifying thing I can think of is being alone - and I mean utterly alone, like no one else in…

— Paul Kane

I have to admit that I haven't read any of the books [of George Martin's "Game of Thrones"] and I don't refer…

— Charles Dance

I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy.…

— Bo Burnham

After my father died, we began to live. He was psychotic. He really was terrifying.

— Terence Davies

“We were his. It was as terrifying and as simple as that.”

— Nicole Jacquelyn

I don't have control over what's on screen, and that's terrifying.

— Zooey Deschanel

Most single guys I know think fatherhood is terrifying.

— Jim Gaffigan

One-liners that must land perfectly in just the right nanosecond can be terrifying.

— Adina Porter

“And to be seen—really seen—was the most terrifying thing I’d ever felt.”

— Sierra Simone

For years, my marriage to Prince was mine. The idea of exposing myself to the world... was terrifying.

— Mayte Garcia

I think you realise how terrifying and scary the world is when you're bringing kids into it.

— Jamie Cullum

“These pregnancy hormones were a crazy, unknown, terrifying bitch.”

— Chloe Walsh

Losing your job is terrifying, but being prepared makes it so much easier.

— Alexa Von Tobel

I'm curious about what makes people do things that they do, unless it's absolutely terrifying to me.

— Bruce Dern

America television is terrifying. It's the best, but my God, it's the worst, isn't it?

— Geraldine James

“Their youngness is terrifying. How could I have put myself into the hands of such inexperience?”

— Margaret Atwood

It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.

— Shelley Fabares

“Misery I understand. Happiness is terrifying. - Caleb”

— C.J. Roberts

Facebook is terrifying to the traditional games biz.

— Jesse Schell