Quotes About Anxiety

I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth.

I had a planned C-section, and I cried the entire day before I had the baby.

During the playoffs, some players have more second-guessing and outright doubt to deal with than others.

When I read out loud in class, it was a joy for everyone else because I would mispronounce things so badly. I used to try to count how many people were in front of me and then work out which paragraph I would have to read out and start trying to learn it. And I would sit there thinking, 'Please let the bell go so that it doesn't get round to me.'

Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.

I'd forget the piece just before I went out to do the concerto, the panic was too great. This was not anything that gave me pleasure. This was fulfilling somebody else's dream.

Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.

If you read Keats's poems, they're often full of doubts and anxieties. They can be quite tough.

I've learned to hate it when the cameras are pointed at me.

I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.

I'm not a claustrophobe, but you don't need to be to feel claustrophobic inside an MRI. It's like being buried alive.

I don't get claustrophobic.

As an actor, there's always that fear. You don't know where the next job's coming from, so you say, 'I'll do that, I'll do that, I'll do that'. Your choices are not always clearly thought out, and you can end up taking mis-steps.

We're only human, and fear can eat away at you the closer you get to a big fight.

I'm not the biggest fan of airports. I try to arrive a few minutes before check-in closes.

I feel there is this looming cloud over my life.

I'm scared of clowns.

I hate clowns.

The first show I did with Coldplay was really scary.

I have a thing where if I'm not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.

Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.

It's weird to sit as a comedian. Being still drives me crazy.

Like most comedians, I have crippling low self-esteem, so I always think that what I've just done is rubbish.

I'm never comfortable.