Naomi Alderman Quotes

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.

When I'm talking or performing, I'm alive. That's why I work so much.

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.

I love to perform and express myself to inspire people.

When people sit in front of a microphone, they feel empowered.

When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.'

It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.

I feel like every word I say now, I can really inspire people.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.

This is your moment. You're meant to be here.

I feel sexy when I'm doing what I love - like when I'm singing or performing or something - that's when I feel the most in control and in my element.

I talk so much on stage - too much. I always get in trouble. But it's just the best to be able to connect with people.

I feel like I grow wings on stage.

I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.

When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to... I finally feel like myself.

Ventriloquism kind of helped me find my voice. It's really helped me come out of my shell.

I love playing in the spotlight... I feel like that's motivation for everyone.

Every time I'd do a play, my grades would get better because I was doing something that fed my soul. It took me a couple of years to recognize that the hobby was actually the calling.

One of the things my dad told me when I was growing up was, 'Find your calling. Find what you're meant to do.' When I found animation, I knew this was it.

I do understand that onstage there are times when you think, 'I could not be more alive than I am at this moment. I can't do most things in life. This is what I'm for.'

Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

If people can find something that they love about themselves after going to one of my shows, then I am so addicted to that feeling. It's the most gratifying thing on earth.