Should Cooking Intimidate?

Even though such chefs as Julia Child; Robert Irvine; Bobby Flay; and Jonathon Davies have come into this world and have done well to show most people that no matter how sofisticated a dish might look once plated; cooking in and of itself is not something to be affraid of; there are still numerous people in this world that do not have enough confidence in themselves to even try to cook.  They look at such dishes as Croque Monsieur; Coq Au Vin; or Boeuf Bourguignon and the immediately think to themselves; "Oh Hell No; I could NEVER be good enough to do something like this and make it taste good! I am just not that good!"  What they don't ever realize is that the only thing that really makes these dishes "fancy" is their French names.  Croque Monsieur is simply; (as stated on the simplyrecipes.com website); a French version of a Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich...In turn Coq Au Vin is simply a rooster; (or in most American's cases a hen); in a red wine sauce.  Not many even know that this dish can indeed be made with the cheaper parts of the chicken like the thighs and drumbsticks.  They even freak at the possible thought of needing to purchase an expensive wine to make the sauce well; but don't stop to think that the best wine they could chose could be as easy as knowing what they might enjoy drinking themselves.  As long as they don't use Boone Farm or 20/20 Purple Flavor; they will probably do quite well with a good $7 bottle of Pinot Noir. 
     The saddest part is that because they don't "dare" to give themselves enough credit; they tend to struggle with each dinner meal; affraid of the cost; affraid of being boring; and most especially affraid of having to repeat the same process they go through over and over again...  I think that is why I appreciate Chef Flay's show "Grilling With Bobby Flay" so much.  He doesn't care if his next guest is some fabulous chef as good or famous as him; he just cares that the people he invites onto the show are as passionate about cooking as he is.  I think that is why I am appreciating Chef Davies as well.  I will grant I have not known him or even of him for long; but one thing I've immediately learned as soon as I read the first blog he posted that; like Chef Flay; Chef Davies only cares that a person CARE about what they are trying to prepare; that they care about the ingredients used; from the meat all the way through the herbs and spices; and that each person who tries knows that everyone can make mistakes when they cook; the key is not to be perfect right from the start; only the exceptionally gifted are that successful; but for us ordinary people the key is to not be intimidated by the recipes and to keep trying and not give up...Hey even Julia Child made mistakes...