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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.

I'm not afraid of falling and getting up the next day with a few bumps and bruises.

When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.

Don't be afraid to look silly.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.

That's the beautiful thing about being an artist, is you can take risks and take chances and hopefully be secure enough to just keep going with it if you fall flat on your face.

I'm not afraid to look like an idiot.

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.