--- title: "1 Gave Courage Quotes By Nick Searcy" description: "1 Gave Courage quotes by Nick Searcy. Plus more from Nick Searcy and more Gave Courage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/nick-searcy-14943_belief_my-mother-convinced-me-that-i-could-do-w_1822948.jpg" --- > [My mother convinced me that I could do whatever I wanted to do in life. She gave me the courage, and in fact, the heartfelt belief in myself that enabled me to become what I wanted to be: a professional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/my-mother-convinced-me-that-i-could-do-whatever-i-wanted-to-do-in/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/nick-searcy-14943_belief_my-mother-convinced-me-that-i-could-do-w_1822948.jpg) ## More by Nick Searcy > [It's never been safe to declare you're not a Democrat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/it-s-never-been-safe-to-declare-you-re-not-a-democrat/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [The day Andrew Breitbart died. It hit me: How long do I have, and what am I afraid of? I realized that I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/the-day-andrew-breitbart-died-it-hit-me-how-long-do-i-have-and-what/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [Sometimes on a big feature film it seems to take far, far longer to do things than it should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/sometimes-on-a-big-feature-film-it-seems-to-take-far-far-longer-to-do/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I think I was attracted to Trump because he was a business man first. He isn't a politician. He spoke with common sense and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-think-i-was-attracted-to-trump-because-he-was-a-business-man-first/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [TV is done so quickly that you really don't have time to develop the character fully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/tv-is-done-so-quickly-that-you-really-don-t-have-time-to-develop-the/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [Fried Green Tomatoes' is the first time I got to play a character with some depth and some complexity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/fried-green-tomatoes-is-the-first-time-i-got-to-play-a-character-with/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I'd like to win the World Wrestling Foundation heavyweight championship. But that's a little farfetched, so I guess I'll just stick to acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-d-like-to-win-the-world-wrestling-foundation-heavyweight/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [It's my philosophy, when you are doing a TV series, I think it's better off the closer you can make the character to yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/it-s-my-philosophy-when-you-are-doing-a-tv-series-i-think-it-s-better/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I have always hated movies that preach at me, that try to manipulate me and tell me what to think about a story rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-have-always-hated-movies-that-preach-at-me-that-try-to-manipulate/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [There are a million reasons why you might not get a part. You may look like someone's brother-in-law that they don't like. There may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/there-are-a-million-reasons-why-you-might-not-get-a-part-you-may-look/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I'm just gonna be myself, say what I think and do what I believe. And if it costs me, it costs me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-m-just-gonna-be-myself-say-what-i-think-and-do-what-i-believe-and/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I'm used to being an actor. Being a director is a lot more work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-m-used-to-being-an-actor-being-a-director-is-a-lot-more-work/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I try to be realistic and self-depreciating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-try-to-be-realistic-and-self-depreciating/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [The only way that you can really change a person's mind is by showing them something they haven't seen before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/the-only-way-that-you-can-really-change-a-person-s-mind-is-by-showing/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) > [I've kind of - gotten pickier - in my old age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-searcy/i-ve-kind-of-gotten-pickier-in-my-old-age/) [Nick Searcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-searcy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gave-courage/nick-searcy/#itemlist", "name": "1 Gave Courage Quotes By Nick Searcy", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother convinced me that I could do whatever I wanted to do in life. 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