Trevor Donovan Quotes

I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver.

I definitely get stage fright.

I have stage fright really badly.

You're always nervous about an audition.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.

I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.

I've always been somewhat uncomfortable on the stage, and I've always felt like physically having to negotiate my own presence as a part of presenting work has always been a source of angst for me.

It's a horrible feeling to go in front of an audience when you don't feel right.

I can't emphasize the immediate panic that would set in when I had to audition. I can't believe I did it.

I do have the odd dream where I'm on stage and I've completely forgotten what I'm meant to be performing - so they are more nightmares than dreams.

I get so nervous before I go onstage - beyond butterflies!

I get nervous when they start shooting piano players.

Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

You have that moment just before you go on - I've had it in every play - where you just kind of want to run away. There's a whole audience, and they are waiting outside, and you're like, 'Why am I doing this again? Why? Why?'

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front of one hundred thousand people. I had a panic attack the night before because people have been booed off and never worked again... just singing one song, the national anthem.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

Live TV would terrify anybody.

I definitely get nervous about if I'm going to forget the words to the songs or something. And I don't enjoy being the center of attention for an hour straight - I think that's really stressful.