Rupert Penry-Jones Quotes

I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

For the first six or eight months at Juilliard I felt paralysed. I didn't know what I was doing.

Sometimes I feel I have no idea what I'm doing as an actor. I just did a tape for the TV remake of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' and I think it could be the worst thing I've ever done.

I lack confidence as an actor.

I have fear, always, on the set. Insecurity to the point where the first week I always think I could be fired. I think that's a fear most actors have.

I never thought I was much of an actor anyway.

I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish.

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

As actors, you always have that moment thinking you've been absolutely terrible or a fraud.

That's something I go through every day - you know - Am I good enough to act?

I don't want to believe my own hype.

I'm intimidated every day I go on the stage and everyday I go on a movie set. It's terrifying and I always want to reshoot the first day or the first week, I'm so terrified.

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

I'm always very scared when I start a movie because I never know if I'm going to be able to do a good job or do a very bad job.

I get nervous before every shoot. I'm really jealous of the people that can just rest on their laurels and say, 'I'm good; this is it.'

I always had this ego where if I ever wanted to come back to doing rap, I could do that. That was not true. I would get stuck, I would be in a room and someone would ask me for something and I didn't have it.

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

I regrettably wasted time at university by being overwhelmed and intimidated by the talent of other composers. I felt stuck and didn't know what I was doing there. I enjoyed my experience, but I didn't grab it in the way I would now.

Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.

The biggest insecurity I had was my singing. Even though I had sold 70 million records, there was this feeling like, I'm not good at this.

I've always felt like an imposter, in the whole, as a musician.

There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.

For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write a play I will be revealed as someone who is no good at all.

I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley - so I think I did a terrible job.

Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection.