To be known as an actor is to be known for your role and lines. But the country knows me for the stance I have taken, for the villages I have adopted, the social work I do, the comfort zone I have left.
I didn’t think I would be prime minister, because I didn’t consider it. But that’s the power of saying yes, because there will be a moment when someone asks you to do something beyond your comfort zone. I am not unique.
I know people always say to get out of your comfort zone and take risks, but when you are on a live national television show, and you are competing to stay on it, then I don’t think you should be uncomfortable up there. I think you should sell it and be your own best self.
When I was young, living in Belgium, my parents spoke Portuguese, we have the Brazilian passion at home, I played with PSV in Holland, you experience all these different cultures and you get used to living with that. I think it has made me a better player and a better person to get out of my comfort zone.
To be completely consumed by track, that might be a little bit out of my comfort zone. I kind of like having friends who are less tracky.
When someone tells me I would be perfect for a certain role, I know that it’s within my comfort zone. And there’s hardly any fun there.
To the degree we’re not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves.
I love challenges, as it breaks the monotony and takes me out of my comfort zone.
I don’t really have much to prove. I can easily go in a comfort zone, make two films a year, hype them because I’ve signed them as a star, make them cheap and they will be big hits.
There is no comfort zone. You continue to work hard, to be consistent and to deliver performances.
I never imagined I’d be a presenter on television, but I’m happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.
In order to be an icon, you need to be bold. How do I define boldness? Stepping outside of your comfort zone.
It’s definitely good to play out of my comfort zone, especially in the Sydney Premier League which is one of the toughest leagues in the world.
I just love expanding my horizons and growing as an artist. The only way you get to do that is by doing something that scares you or takes you out of your comfort zone.
I think it’s important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone.
My comfort zone and where I feel most natural is being a heel.
I didn’t like the person I was growing up to become. I needed to find myself and my identity. And for me, getting out of my comfort zone, getting away from the people I grew up with, and finding adventure, that was my odyssey, and it was the best decision I ever made.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Dancing has always been my comfort zone.
You have to learn to get comfortable being uncomfortable. You have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone and push your limits.
My comfort zone is in a kitchen.
You have to get outside of your comfort zone if you’re going to make significant changes in your life, and since few things scare people like the unknown, feeling fear is an excellent sign that you’re on the right track.
When I decided to become an actor, I realised that every role that we play on screen requires a different kind of prep. I learnt wrestling for ‘Dangal,’ went through an emotional grind for ‘Photograph’ and stepped out of my comfort zone and shed too many inhibitions for ‘Pataakha.’
There’s nothing wrong with doing comedies, and I’m not against comedies, either, but I always want to do stuff that keeps me off my guard and gets me out of my comfort zone.
I love the ’60s – that’s my comfort zone as far as dressing goes.
A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.
I love acting and would love to do it more. It’s harder to go into acting as a model now than it ever was because so many models are doing the same thing. I want to do anything that’s challenging and not within my comfort zone, and a Bond girl is so different to who I am.
As I can testify, living in a foreign country takes you way out of your comfort zone. It’s the little things, like ordering food in a different language, buying petrol or learning to drive on the other side of the road, but they all add up to making you a more rounded, educated person.
I’m not sure if guys are supposed to read Vanity Fair. I feel very metrosexual with it but am not sure it’s in my comfort zone.
The advice I give, no matter male or female, is not being afraid to step outside your comfort zone and think more long-term about your career than maybe the next year.
Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
The challenge excites me. Being hesitant to approach or audition for things pushes me out of my comfort zone.
Unless I’m a little bit scared about something, I’m genuinely not actually entirely happy. I feel I need to be just that little bit outside my comfort zone, and then I can really surprise myself and stretch myself, and I think that’s a really good thing for any actor.
I’ve tried to go out of my comfort zone to experiment with comedy onscreen.
If I’m fulfilled mentally, spiritually, and physically by my daily activities and I’m constantly striving to grow by living out of my comfort zone, then I am successful.
I have a massive fear of going stale and falling into a comfort zone.
I never imagined I’d be a presenter on television, but I’m happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.
Once you are wealthy, you are in a nice comfort zone and want to stay there. So I always look in the mirror and ask, is my philanthropy making the world a more just and fair place?
That’s when things get exciting – when you’re outside the comfort zone, trying different things.
There are a lot of forms of exercise where you have to leave yourself out of the room while you force yourself to do this thing. With Pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I laugh. I get to go, ‘Where is my body today? What do I need today? How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone?’
If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.
When you go out of your comfort zone and it works there’s nothing more satisfying.
I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that’s what keeps you alive. That’s what keeps you from getting stale.
It’s such a liberating feeling to go out of your comfort zone, to be independent and strike out on my own without my parents.
I think to do anything out of one’s comfort zone, there has to be some aspect of it that feels inspiring and challenging in a positive way.
I think it’s really important to always kind of stretch your boundaries and your limits and get out of your comfort zone. And for me, that’s very important.
People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.
Read everything! Don’t just read things that are in your comfort zone or things that you think you’re already going to like. Experiment; try new stuff and try new genres. If you read a lot of romance, then start reading mystery. If you read a lot of mystery, start reading fantasy.
One of my biggest fears, in both my personal and business life, is residing too long in my comfort zone.
Every year, I have at least one Puja release, but ‘Gumnaami’ is really special for me. I have come out of my comfort zone for this film. I feel really fortunate to be a part of it.
If you want to make more money, you’ll have to do things differently. You will have to do things you never even thought of doing in the past. You will have to do things out of your comfort zone.
I really haven’t been trying to force or shoot outside of my comfort zone.
Sometimes it’s important to get out of that comfort zone and, I think, try new things, and sometimes you can express yourself better.
I’ve realized that my… let me call it ‘destiny’ or some force that has pushed me to identify looking for your comfort zone as a kind of limitation. And everybody has a tendency to fall into the comfort zone. I did that in the early stage of my career.
I loved being a part of ‘Celebrity MasterChef.’ The process was scary and I was so out of my comfort zone but I’ve learnt so much. Doing something I’d never done before put me in the position of the celebs on ‘Strictly’ and because of that experience, I think i’ll be a better teacher because of it.
Step outside your comfort zone because that’s the only way you’re going to grow.
I was very hesitant about doing a period film. It was very much out of my comfort zone; I’d never done anything like that before.
You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don’t become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there’s a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
