Paula Creamer Quotes

Performing was terrifying.

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

I'm afraid that I won't do a good job when I go into an audition.

I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous.

Sometimes it is not bad to be scared.

I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I remember a time when there was a skills competition, and I think I was five, and I was so nervous to even compete that I chose not to do the skating part.

I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.

Do you realize that you can't play the game of life with sweaty palms?

If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.

I'm always thinking 'Don't mess this up.'

Yeah, I kinda still get nervous sometimes now.

When you sit down and play your music for someone you respect, you get that feeling in your stomach of like: 'Oh my God...' You know if it's not great because you start to feel sick.

I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn't wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.

Acting scares me.

I get terrified the first day I'm on a film set. I get nervous walking down a red carpet. I find making speeches the most terrifying thing in the world.

Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look.

When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.

In the beginning, I was frightened to death of going solo. Especially when doing live shows, I was so used to my brothers being next to me. It felt like the crowd was just looking at me, waiting for me to either mess up or prove myself.

Usually what is difficult for me are things that make me feel scared. That's when difficulties rather than challenges arise.

It could be if I fight in front of one person or one million people. It's still the same emotions.

At every premiere, I stand in the back, I never sit, worrying. And then maybe I hear them laugh or whatever, and the muscles unclench a little. But always, I feel like it's a fluke, that I'll never be able to do it again.

You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.