Quotes About Performance

So, suddenly I was an actor. I don't remember being nervous. I learned to be nervous later.

I'm kind of a nervous guy. I know on television I look like I'm half asleep, but inside I'm going about 100 miles an hour.

Being on the stage is the one place I don't get nervous. Before the show is another story, but once I'm up there, and the first chord hits, I go to this other place. It's like a dream land.

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.

The great thing about scenes that involve nervous breakdowns - in the little experience I have doing them - is that there's no way to craft it. You just have to do it, and it sort of crafts itself in just being incredibly messy.

There is nothing cooler than to have them singing your words back to you. The last show I did, I was kind of nervous about putting the mic out there, because you're not sure how it's going to go. But I did, and they sang the whole chorus. I thought, 'Holy crap! That is the coolest feeling.' It's the biggest rush ever.

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

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

I can play in front of 30,000 people at Fenway and not be nervous at all. But I get really nervous in front of kids.

I'm always nervous. A classy comedian is full of self-doubt disguised with an air of false confidence. If there isn't self-doubt, you seem aggressive.

It's okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well.

Live theater makes me nervous. I feel like I have to fake emotions, because the actors can see me.

I get kind of nervous in crowds, so a musical festival would never be something I would go to, unless I was playing.

I'm nervous before all shows.

With directing, it's all out there, in the moment and in real-time. The pressure and all of the eyes are on you, and you've gotta do it. That is the place that made me nervous.

There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness.

There were so many emotions on 'Idol' with nervousness and pressure, but in good ways.

Going on stage is always a process that causes anxiety and nervousness.

A bit of nervousness is essential as in a way it helps you deliver your best.

I really enjoy putting the ball in the back of the net. I enjoy being the person that's creating things for the team.

People expect you to dribble past 10 players and put the ball in the back of the net.

I try to master every facet of a character in order to build a safety net for myself, so I can go on to take more risks to create someone really distinct.

When I play my match, I can't think about anything else except what I'm doing on my side of the net.

As a three shooter, seeing one go through the net, that's all you need to just be shooting it confidently again.