Henry Rollins Quotes

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

I'm scared of audiences.

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 have big, big stage fright.

I definitely get stage fright.

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I don't know about other comedians, but I know that I never have felt anything like stage fright. I've felt nervous before big shows, but I think that's different than stage fright.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

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.

I don't want to be able to see the audience.

Stage fright is my worst problem. A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations.

I've never really been one to get what they call stage fright so much.

I find it scary to sing - scarier than acting actually.

I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.

My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.

I find actors a little bit too self-conscious.

A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.

I still get very scared when I step in front of a live audience.

I'm not one of those guys who wants to die on a stage.

I very rarely get nervous as an actor. Very rarely.