Quotes About Anxiety

For, like, 98 percent of my life, I'm not nervous. But as soon as I'm nervous, I start shaking or something, and I lose my cool.

I was nervous from the very beginning, and it got worse as the years went on. I was conscientious and wanted to do more, always, than I was able. I don't think, when I was playing, that I was ever happy - beginning at 4 o'clock any afternoon.

After all these years, I still get nervous in front of people. I can't help it. I just, you know, I want it to be a good show, and I want people to get their money's worth.

I'm nervous, but once I get a guitar on and start a song, after the first few seconds, I can feel it ease. I don't have to worry about anything other than the music.

As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

I always get nervous when I watch what I'm in. Very self-critical.

I'm nervous the first few songs, and then I'm like, 'I got this audience. I'm ready!'

I get scared to death every time I have to play. I always get nervous because you never know what to expect. The crowd could be awful, or it could be amazing. You just never know what you're going to get until you get out there and do it. I just do my best and have fun.

I always get nervous before a scene.

I get nervous cooking for our little house party barbecues. I'm very insecure with my cooking. I tend to throw things away that I'm scared of serving, even though they might be great.

The two times I had nervous breakdowns in my life were when I graduated from college and had my first kid.

There's a lot of pressure on a film set that's more immediate than the pressure in the theater where you're nervous about what's going to happen next week.

It's hard not to read the success of someone like Hilary Mantel as the product of a world that is too nervous, too crazy, and perhaps too interesting for some people.

I think I'm a nervous laugher. Like, when you're in a situation that you don't know what's going on, you go to laughter more than anything.

You're always nervous before a fight.

Because I'm a writer, I'm really good at being nervous.

I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.

I always thought the name of my first book would be 'The Insecure Chef,' because when I started cooking, I was so nervous.

I think fame makes people a bit nervous.

I used to be really nervous to perform in front of people. I would cry.

I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.

I don't get nervous talking about my films, but if I'm the subject, it's hard.

I can be a bit of a nervous flyer.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.