Amanda Schull Quotes

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

I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth.

Pressure is self-doubt when you're unprepared.

We're not very confident performers, and if we don't get a laugh we get insecure.

It's the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.

There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt.

In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to do it again sometime, and it'll probably not go as well.

I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not.

I always feel scared and insecure on a film set. I don't know any other way.

Anything you can suck at should make you nervous.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what you're doing.

I was so intimidated by the thought of improvising back in the '80s when I was in Chicago. I think the opportunity only even came up once that I can recall, and I turned down the offer. It was to go improvise in some club in the suburbs or something. Good God, I couldn't think of anything more frightening than to get up there without a plan.

I feel like I'm not smart enough to answer the questions I'm asked.

For the first six or eight months at Juilliard I felt paralysed. I didn't know what I was doing.

Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear.

Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.

I know what it is like to feel vulnerable and fearful during a difficult time.

Every time I do something or release something or announce a new project, there's always that fear that it won't go well.

I just don't want to fail, to be honest.

There is always that thing when you step up a level and you worry, am I going to be good enough? There's always doubt in my mind.

Ninety percent of the time when I'm working, there's this very palpable sensation that I'm doing everything wrong and should just give up.

Sometimes I feel I don't know even know how to run.