I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
I'm a bit frightened of the idea of a full facelift because, when you look in the mirror, you want to look like yourself.
Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while.
If you take most men aside when their wives are pregnant, most men are pretty frightened and worried and faintly disgusted by the whole experience.
Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.
Japanese horror films take the business of being frightening seriously. There is no attempt at postmodernism or humour. They are incredibly melancholy, with a strong emotional core, while remaining absolutely terrifying.
If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.
How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now.
My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.
I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old, and she frightened me to death. I was her houseboy for a while.
I think Shakespeare is really the one. Words as music and music as words. Everything he wrote was good, which is really frightening.
Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
I don't get in a position to be frightened. I don't do anything dangerous, and I always pay my bills.
I was such a weird kid. The really hardcore stuff like Venom - I was totally aware of them, and I listened to some of it - but they actually frightened me.
Because I believe actually the more you do something, the less frightening it becomes because you start to realize the outcome is not as important as you think.
The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not.
I used to be frightened of the countryside after dark. Now I enjoy it. There is something wonderful about those strange country and wildlife noises.
We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about violent reactions.
You know what may be the oddest thing about being a star? Stars have an effect on people. It's a responsibility, and it's frightening.
When you're used to being healthy and strong and vibrant and everything and then - bang - overnight you're desperately ill, it's frightening.