Paul Mazursky Quotes

I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.

I lack confidence as an actor.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

I've always been insecure about my singing. That's why I've focused so much on my songwriting.

I can't act!

I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone.

I lived to be on stage, and I'm terrified. Terrified before every show.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

I was just terrified in front of the camera. I couldn't even say my own name. I walked out of a handful of auditions. I mean, ran out in cold sweats. I was just so nervous and insecure.

I'm not a natural born performer.

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.

The biggest enemy of any actor is fear.

We're not very confident performers, and if we don't get a laugh we get insecure.

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting.

I'm not scared of many things in front of the camera. Everywhere else, yes, I'm terrified. But acting is just pretending, and you are exploring feelings in a safe environment.

I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.

I'm scared of audiences.

I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'.

I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.