Pathos Quote by Arabella Weir

I've seen some of my favorite actors give bad performances, and I have to tell myself that failure is a part of success.

— Aya Cash

Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack.

— John Eliot

I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed.

— Nick Cave

“He had never met anyone who played music for a living who wasn’t fucked-up in some sad or depraved way, the same as those…

— Donald Ray Pollock

The judgment, criticism, and rejection you face as an actor can be overwhelming.

— Lacey Chabert

“That’s the life. That’s why talent alone doesn’t cut it. If you want to be a successful actor, mental toughness is essential. Lay your…

— Bryan Cranston

“What a lot of failed and mediocre actors do not realize, probably because it is ironic, is that the key to being a great…

— Jack Freestone

There are a lot of times where actors can be a little precious sometimes, and then it's difficult to put them in a situation…

— Joel Silver

Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy.

— Montgomery Clift

Without discipline and detachment, an actor is an emotional slob, spilling his insides out. This abandonment is having an unfortunate vogue. It is tasteless,…

— Bette Davis

The person who achieves spectacular failure has at least attempted something bold. Failure is a temporary condition. Success is likewise temporary. Life, itself, is…

— Roy H. Williams

I think as an actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there, and a lot of times failing - and failing in front of a…

— Chris Messina