Tessanne Chin Quotes

I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

A bit of nervousness is essential as in a way it helps you deliver your best.

I used to get the most anxiety before shows because I really was never prepared.

People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.

I still get really nervous, though, before each performance. It kind of hits about 15 minutes before we go onstage - sometimes I don't even want to go on. But once I'm onstage I'm fine.

I go through insanity before a show. It's not really a process but it's like absolute mortal fear.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something.

I don't know, I think everybody deals with nerves and adrenaline a little bit differently.

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.

I still start to get panicky each morning before I go on television. I'll say, 'I'm in awful shape, something is wrong,' and if I start to look like I'm going off the deep end, Jimmy Straka, the stage manager, will say, 'You're all right. Calm down.' Then Bryant Gumbel will grab me by the leg or something.

I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people.

I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.

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.

Stage fright is not a thing about 'Am I any good?' It's about 'Am I gonna be good tonight?' It's a right-now thing. It helps me. If I went out there thinkin', 'Eh, we'll go slaughter 'em,' I'm positive something would go seriously wrong.

Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.

I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.

When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don't know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up.

I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes.

It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see.

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.

I look at is as one single entity. I dehumanize the audience. This way, I don't get nervous, you know?

There's a ton of nerves for every fight I've been in; it doesn't matter if it was my debut.