Adam Schlesinger Quotes

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 had a crisis of confidence and ran away from being a standup for a while.

At home in my room, I'm funny, but if I'm commissioned to be that, I don't feel very funny.

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.

I lack confidence as an actor.

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

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 was kind of scared of failing at acting.

I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.

I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself.

When I'm not excited, it makes acting very hard for me.

I always felt like acting was something I could just do if I wanted, which was wrong.

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 was afraid of not living up to what people expected me to be.

I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.

A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident!

I always considered myself the world's worst actress.

Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.

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 can't act!

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

Actors live dependent on being validated by other people's opinions. I don't understand what it is I do that people want. I don't know what an actor does. I have no credentials. I don't know what I'm doing.

Actors know what actors are insecure about - and they're all insecure.