Tobias Jesso Jr. Quotes

I don't really feel any different when I get up on stage.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

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

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

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

There's some anxiety the 30 minutes before the show starts. But once you step on stage and face the people, everything goes away, and you have fun and enjoy the audience.

The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I'm always nervous when I perform anyway.

I love being onstage. As I've gotten older, it terrifies me more and more, which is interesting.

I guess nobody can teach you the knack, or whatever it is, that helps you come to life on stage.

Ever since I was a little kid, I loved being the centre of attention. I think it's part of the reason why I loved skating. You're literally in a fishbowl. You're in the middle of the ice by yourself, and the world is watching.

On stage the spotlight is on me and I cannot afford to be shy.

The confidence and charisma it takes to stand up in front of a group of children absolutely terrifies me.

When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them.

Public speaking, for me, or speaking even in front of a handful of people is my greatest fear.

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

I'm not a natural performer: I have a natural stage fright.

If I'm playing music in front of people, I'll lose days to nerves like really wasted days of just like being terrified. And then when I get out there, generally speaking, I enjoy it very much. But it seems to be I have to accept the fact that that's just part of the deal for me. And I can't just run on and do it.

When you're on stage, you're in control. No one can get to you.

Performing was terrifying.

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.