Quotes About Performance

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.

On 'Beverly Hills 90210,' I was very young and very nervous.

'Rednecks' always made me nervous to play, but I'm glad I wrote it and I continue to play it. It's just that the language is so rough.

The first time I sang in front of an audience, I was about 14 - it was at my guitar school's showcase, and there were about 30 people there. I was so nervous, but I did it.

I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley - so I think I did a terrible job.

With every film that you do, you're always so nervous. You feel exposed because you know people will see this eventually. You sort of have to put all that out of your head. What will be will be. But it's nerve wracking.

For me, if I attack two or three times but didn't get the point, then I would get nervous.

I don't get nervous when I'm interviewing someone on film - it can be cut, and we can do it again. It is quite nerve-racking doing things live.

I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have another chance if you want it. You know, if we - if this isn't going well, you can't say - well, you could say - let's stop. Let's start over again, Gene, because you were too nervous.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows.

I'm nervous when taking part in any movie.

For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I'm always a little bit nervous.

I get more anxious than nervous before a concert.

I think that's part of acting - to still get nervous and control that fear. I don't know how to get rid of that.

You know, I've never done karaoke, ever. It makes me nervous - I think it's the lack of the guitar and just a microphone.

I'm always nervous! Especially when it comes to a series like 'Disgaea', where you do have such a devoted fan base, the last thing you want to do is disappoint. But I love playing bad guys and just always hope that fans will be forgiving if I miss the mark.

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.

My first show was in front of 30,000 people with will.i.am, and I wasn't even that nervous.

I don't really get nervous about the people I'll audition for, especially if it's people I admire and want to work with: it actually makes me more excited.

There's five cameras, I don't know how many people in the audience... depending on where we're taping, there can be anywhere from 300 to 5,000 people, so the contestants are nervous.

I was really nervous. Even when I left the audition I was nervous.

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.

I look at is as one single entity. I dehumanize the audience. This way, I don't get nervous, you know?