--- title: "12 Scared Failing Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Scared Failing quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Scared Failing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/james-degale-5274_failing_i-m-scared-of-failing-i-m-scared-to-lose_277060.jpg" --- > [I'm scared of failing. I'm scared to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-degale/i-m-scared-of-failing-i-m-scared-to-lose/) [James DeGale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-degale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/james-degale-5274_failing_i-m-scared-of-failing-i-m-scared-to-lose_277060.jpg) > [I was kind of scared of failing at acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-franco/i-was-kind-of-scared-of-failing-at-acting/) [James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-franco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/891/james-franco-2025_acting_i-was-kind-of-scared-of-failing-at-actin_1334026.jpg) > [You should never be scared of failing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gethin-jones/you-should-never-be-scared-of-failing/) [Gethin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gethin-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9b/gethin-jones-16244_failing_you-should-never-be-scared-of-failing-11_1167128.jpg) > [I'm really scared of failing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-antetokounmpo/i-m-really-scared-of-failing/) [Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giannis-antetokounmpo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/giannis-antetokounmpo-6495_failing_i-m-really-scared-of-failing-1767376_1767376.jpg) > [I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-ora/i-m-most-scared-of-failing-of-disappointing-people/) [Rita Ora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-ora/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/rita-ora-1777_disappointing_i-m-most-scared-of-failing-of-disappoint_419515.jpg) > [There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-walliams/there-s-something-about-being-a-comedian-that-means-you-have-to-not/) [David Walliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-walliams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/david-walliams-7156_comedian_there-s-something-about-being-a-comedian_423249.jpg) > [I was scared of failing, and I was scared of succeeding. I just wanted to be in a safe space and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/india-arie/i-was-scared-of-failing-and-i-was-scared-of-succeeding-i-just-wanted/) [India Arie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/india-arie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/india-arie-3506_big_i-was-scared-of-failing-and-i-was-scared_1520600.png) > [I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-d-been-shy-since-childhood-constantly-full-of-self-doubt-and-as-an/) [Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/emily-mortimer-9413_actor_i-d-been-shy-since-childhood-constantly_1300172.png) > [It was not me failing that I was scared of. It was failing those people back home who believe in you. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-bench/it-was-not-me-failing-that-i-was-scared-of-it-was-failing-those/) [Johnny Bench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-bench/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/johnny-bench-23502_back_it-was-not-me-failing-that-i-was-scared_2828365.jpg) > [“I’m so fucked-up right now, I have no idea what I’m doing. I want to grab on to her and never let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-grayson/i-m-so-fucked-up-right-now-i-have-no-idea-what-i-m-doing-i-want-to/) [Alex Grayson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-grayson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/alex-grayson-35745_right-now_i-m-so-fucked-up-right-now-i-have-no-ide_1689386.jpg) > [I didn't have any idea of what I was getting into by going away to college. And I was scared. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-woodson/i-didn-t-have-any-idea-of-what-i-was-getting-into-by-going-away-to/) [Jacqueline Woodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-woodson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/jacqueline-woodson-1482_being_i-didn-t-have-any-idea-of-what-i-was-get_2495928.jpg) > [“Which is why you need the tiniest bit of bravery. People get scared when you try to do something, especially when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/which-is-why-you-need-the-tiniest-bit-of-bravery-people-get-scared/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/mindy-kaling-672_bravery_which-is-why-you-need-the-tiniest-bit-of_1858609.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scared-failing/#itemlist", "name": "Scared Failing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm scared of failing. 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