This is how you must do it, people. I have never created anything in my life that did not make me feel, at some point or another, like I was the guy who just walked into a fancy ball wearing a homemade lobster costume. But you must stubbornly walk into that room, regardless, and you must hold your head high. You made it; you get to put it out

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here are six passages from famous authors, actors, and artists on how to overcome fear and unleash your creativity.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about fear. Not the kind that keeps you from danger, but the kind that shows up right before you make something new. That hesitation. The doubt. The feeling that maybe this time, you won’t pull it off.

That fear never really goes away. You don’t outgrow it. You learn to carry it. Creativity isn’t about waiting until you... See more

There is no upside to a fear of failure.

If your intention is to ‘make art’, then maybe you’ll get a couple of good paintings. You may even get a show or two.

But I think of it this way: I don’t make art. I make things . Framing it like that keeps what I’m doing from becoming precious. And that’s a good thing, because to be precious is to be... See more