Bobby Darin Quotes

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

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

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

I'm scared of audiences.

I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.

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

Stage fright is my worst problem.

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

I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.

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

Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me. Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more.

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

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 get really self-conscious about people staring at me. It sounds so weird. As a performer, as an artist, these should be the things that I'm used to. But that's not the case. When people stare at me, I freak out.

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.

It is said that the fear of public speaking is a fear greater than death for most people. According to psychiatrists, the fear of public speaking is caused by the fear of ostracism, the fear of standing out, the fear of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an outcast. THE FEAR OF BEING DIFFERENT PREVENTS MOST PEOPLE FROM SEEKING NEW WAYS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS.

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

I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

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'm a very shy person and I never tried to do theater.

Actors are frightened little children.

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.