Accepting Quote by Jimmy Rushing

There are points where you worry that you might be putting too much in and alienating the audience. But, funnily enough, some of those…

— Christopher Nolan

Most artists are always fighting for their fame. They have that fear, like the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind." They need…

— Chuck D

What am I afraid of as an artist? I guess I was scared before of just not being heard. But I'm too loud now.

— Sabrina Claudio

Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring…

— Alex North

The great fear I've had to overcome is the fear of failure. You have to be willing to be afraid, if you're going to…

— Carmen Ejogo

I think, in any profession, what you fear most is not being able to perform, about not being able to meet new challenges. The…

— Amitabh Bachchan

Sometimes fear can bring performances out from you.

— Paul Scholes

I don't think there's anything to be afraid of. Failure brings great rewards - in the life of an artist.

— Quentin Tarantino

Not my biggest fear, but my biggest problem onstage is over-emphasizing what I do. I'm pushing too hard. You need to engage an audience.…

— Nick Cave

Fear just crushes creativity, and if I let fear into the studio and into the songwriting, I was going to let it kill the…

— Mark Foster

I lean into fear because I feel like that excites me as an artist.

— Ryan Murphy

The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.

— Linda Ronstadt