Michael Chiesa Quotes

I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.

Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?

Panic is a horrible thing.

I was really nervous. Even when I left the audition I was nervous.

I'm scared each time I start a movie, believe me. There's always a moment of panic when you're not sure if you're going to be able to meet the deadline.

If I'm put in a situation where I am not really sure what's going to happen, it can be overwhelming. I get a bit anxious.

I was under so much pressure. I often felt scared.

I was paralyzed with nerves on 'Taste of Honey' and never quite knew what was going on.

I hate every moment of live performance.

We're only human, and fear can eat away at you the closer you get to a big fight.

The thought of real-life scares me to death.

Fear is excitement without breath.

Being anxious is the worst feeling in the world.

The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.

Now is the age of anxiety.

Yeah, I kinda still get nervous sometimes now.

Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me.

Even when I have to write a simple letter I'm scared stiff as if faced with looming seasickness.

I tend to stay with the panic. I embrace the panic.

I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.

The emotions in all true anxiety dreams are next to unbearable.

You know what it's like to feel anxious - it's horrible feeling anxious. It's stressful having that feeling, having butterflies in your stomach, even for a day, and you don't sleep at night.

I'm nervous whenever I perform.

Auditioning is so nerve-racking.