Rafe Spall Quotes

Of course you're nervous going into a final.

My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.

It's my only religion to work hard, and then I'm not under any pressure because I know I've done the work on the character.

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

You just don't have the time to worry about what others are doing. You just want to take care of your own business. You are focused on that tee shot on the 10th tee and making it to the finish line. It's one of the most stressful moments in professional golf, but you have worked so hard to get to that point, that it really is fun.

Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

You still have to go perform; it doesn't matter what the tournament is.

Once I turned pro, I was like okay, this is not fun and games now.

I think anytime you put the weight of the world on yourself saying, 'I have to perform,' or, 'I have to get a completion. I have to throw a touchdown,' nine times out of 10, I think you're going to fail.

Broadway is intimidating. Don't think it's not.

It did not matter whether it was preseason, regular season, my first playoff game, or the Super Bowl, I was nervous. And all that meant was that it always mattered to me. Anytime I was putting myself on a line, it didn't matter what it was, it was okay to be nervous because it was important to me. It was important to do my job well.

Changing over to the UFC, I was trying to force myself to thinking, like, 'This was it; this is the most important thing.'

I have had the auditioning process go on for two weeks or three weeks. I am always incredibly anxious. The audition and the wait is definitely the hardest part for me.

I have stopped having goals. If you have many goals, and you don't reach your goals, it is very upsetting, so I just think of keeping it simple, working hard and going and playing the game. But I know there are going to be very important series for Indian cricket. I will just try my best to be in my fittest form.

Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person.

Always work hard. Intensity clarifies. It creates not only momentum, but also the pressure you need to feel either friction, or fulfillment.

Auditioning is the worst.

At the end of the competition, I played the Liszt concerto and I felt my head was on the block. Well, I won.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

Even after I played ten years of ball, I still felt like I had to play well or somebody might take my place. They had plenty of players in the minor leagues who were good enough to come up and take your job, and I think that kept us going all of the time. I hustled and put that extra effort in all of the time.