Dan Amboyer Quotes

I've always been very shy at auditioning; I'm not so great at it.

I'm not the best auditioner.

I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.

I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.

I never had trouble within the audition room. That is a room that I control. So while I certainly experienced versions of what Titus Andromedon was going through, I never experienced the self-doubt.

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

When I'm on set, I'm 100 percent comfortable, but at events and photo shoots, I'm beyond nervous.

I used to get butterflies. Now we're always ready to hit the stage and rock out.

It's good to have butterflies. And they always go away. The camera starts rolling and they go away and it's all good.

It took me a long time to be alright with smiling onstage.

I still start to get panicky each morning before I go on television. I'll say, 'I'm in awful shape, something is wrong,' and if I start to look like I'm going off the deep end, Jimmy Straka, the stage manager, will say, 'You're all right. Calm down.' Then Bryant Gumbel will grab me by the leg or something.

There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.

I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.

For me anyway, until I was exposed to doing improvisation and walking onto a stage without any script, I would have never felt comfortable enough to walk into a room with someone like Larry David and audition.

When I won my way to the international science fair, I didn't want to embarrass myself. It was the first time I was going to be away from home, the first time taking an airplane. I went to the local library, checked out every single etiquette book, and I read those books like I was uncovering some sort of treasure.

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

I get extremely nervous before performances. I pray and try to look at it as, 'I'll go out there and have fun,' but it's very nerve-wracking for me. I don't think that will ever change.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

Public speaking is scary, I think. I've gotten way better at it. If I have to do a speech and be like, 'I'm a YouTuber,' then that's easy, but if I have to get up there and pretend I know something in front of adults, it's never fine. In front of adults, it's like, 'Ahhhh they're going to judge me.'

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.

Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.

I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.

I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.

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