Clara Schumann Quotes

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.

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 just have this fear that I'll get on stage and there'll be that brief moment of adrenalin and I'll forget my line.

Performing was terrifying.

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

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do 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.

The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.

I'm scared of audiences.

I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'.

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

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.

That's a curious paradox that I don't think a lot of people out there know; that you get really scared before you go on. You come out in a nervous rash, and it's not like you actually love getting up there and showing off.

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.

Live TV would terrify anybody.

It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldn't remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my nervous system was just going wild, like somebody had just run a car over me.

I definitely get stage fright.

I was really nervous. Even when I left the audition I was nervous.

Sometimes when you're stood in front of 100 people, delivering a speech with rage and lots of emotion, that can be utterly terrifying. I find that very scary.

I have stage fright really badly.

I still get nervous before every performance.

For my TakeOver matches, I was always just a huge mess, a huge ball of nerves.

I was paralyzed with nerves on 'Taste of Honey' and never quite knew what was going on.

I hate every moment of live performance.

You're always nervous about an audition.