Jennifer Gilmore Quotes

You cannot escape anxiety … but I have faith that you will rise above your fears.

I like signing books for a living; I do. But you have no idea the panic that sets in. I am not a very good speller. Put me in a stresser situation, and I lose all capacity to recall how to spell the most simple names.

I used to struggle mentally in these preseason games because you know you're not going to be in there long.

Worry, whatever its source, weakens, takes away courage, and shortens life.

I thought, I might not look my best, I've forgotten half the words to my songs and I'm suffering from post-traumatic stress, but I've just got to get out there and do it.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

I was just absolutely exhausted. The media said I've been treated for a nervous breakdown. All that stuff I just took as people taking the opportunity when you're down to give you a kick.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

I've been in a talent show, yeah. They are terrifying. The most nerve-wracking experience of your life, I'd say.

I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.

I just can't stand the sound of my voice sometimes, or how my face looks. There are always a few times at every premiere when I just have to cover my eyes when I'm up there.

Live TV would terrify anybody.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.'

I mean, sometimes I hate interviews because I always feel like I sound stupid.

The deepest fear we have, 'the fear beneath all fears,' is the fear of not measuring up, the fear of judgment. It's this fear that creates the stress and depression of everyday life.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Chemotherapy tests your sanity.

I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.

Radio's a scary thing for me. It's dope to be on there.

As far as the anxiety, I have no idea about it. I don't feel like I have any nervousness out there. I'm just a guy who really cares about being competitive and that's the bottom line.

Not yet. But I've been regularly depressed every time I have a press conference.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.

A lot of the characters I've played before are heroic or invincible in some ways and not tuned into fear and anxiety and pain.

The scariest thing is to go into a new situation for myself, and yet I have a job where I do that every few months, meet a hundred new people, and then have to perform in a very highly pressurized environment.