Mel Ferrer Quotes

I don't like to get in front of people.

I hated speaking in public. I would miss school just so I wouldn't have to do it.

I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

Some people love being onstage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking onstage.

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

When I was on 'SNL,' I was getting weirdly anxious about being on camera, which I had never really done before. And so my solution was just to not watch my stuff. And then I found out that other actors do it, too, and I felt less weird about it.

All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I would be on 'Dancing with the Stars,' mainly because I would be too shy.

Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.

I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me.

Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright - getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.

I wasn't into anything at school. I used to get really embarrassed. I used to get asked to do performing things, and I'd go to all the rehearsals, and then I'd pretend to be ill on the day I had to actually perform. I was very unhappy at school.

I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds.

I suffer from stage fright, so I blabber on stage and stop midway through my performances. I cannot even write a cheque, as it makes me nervous. Being around people makes me nervous. But I'm very comfortable in front of the camera, and this I realised many films later.

I don't like going on stage. Stages mean 'nervous' for me.

The idea of appearing in front of an audience or on live TV terrifies me.

I've never been good at playing live in front of people.

I was the kid in class who was afraid to get called on.

The fear of public speaking is a primal fear. You can train your body to not be crazy when you're doing it, but it truly is a primal fear.

Singing in public makes me very uncomfortable.

I have a big persona onstage sometimes, but offstage, I'm super shy. Like, I don't want to perform for people - I'd rather die than sing in a room for someone.

You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.

I used to really want to go on the stage and then the last couple of years I've done some presenting at some award shows. I was so nervous I thought I was going to be sick, so I don't think me on stage for any length of time would work too well.

At one point in college I was so shy that I'd drop out of a class if asked to speak in front of other people.