Darcey Bussell Quotes

I've realized that I can do performances.

The only reason I signed on for a speech and drama course was because I thought it would be easy, but as soon as I stepped on the stage, I thought, 'This is exactly where I belong.'

I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.

I become a better actor after I step on a stage in front of, like, 500 people when it's just me, a microphone and my guitar. You don't get as nervous walking into a room in front of 3 or 4 people and to do a scene or to walk on a set. You gain confidence.

I am the kind of person that wants to get up in front of crowds of strangers and perform monologues. To each their own.

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

I love people who go on stage and blossom like a weird flower.

I won the speech competition in class, and I always say this was my first 'spoken word performance.' It was the first time I got on stage and recited something. I fell in love with the stage at the age of 12.

Something I would have never thought that I could have done before is dancing in front of thousands of people. It changed how people view me in a negative and a positive way.

I discovered that I love being on stage in high school.

I've been able to perform in front of thousands of people on stage in a character that's nothing like me. I'm very shy.

Going out on a stage publicly and not knowing how people are going to react to you - once I experienced that, it made me feel much more comfortable about going into a scene.

Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom in front of a whole bunch of people.

I first started acting in primary school, just doing little plays. And from the moment I began, something just went 'click' inside me. Suddenly I wasn't shy anymore. Instead I felt confident and happy. I can remember the enormous sense of relief it gave me. I loved the feeling of making people laugh.

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.

At times in my life the only place I have been happy is when I am on stage.

I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.

I think it's really, really good for me to be on stage once a year. It keeps your chops good. There's nothing else like it.

The thing is, I'm happiest when I'm on stage.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

Certainly, being on stage is a rush.

I'm a much more chill person now that I know who I am and know my own voice, so I don't really get nervous with live TV at all.