Sam Smith Quotes

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed.

I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

I'm scared of audiences.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

I'm a very shy person and I never tried to do theater.

I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It's a strange dichotomy.

I don't want to be able to see the audience.

I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.

I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!'

My greatest fear is speaking in public. You meet, like, um, people who just concentrate on me. I'd rather not have everyone focus on me.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

I get embarrassed by people. It's really awkward for me to have a chat with people who have been to see a gig.

I hated singing and getting up in front of crowds.

I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.

I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.

I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again.

Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me. Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more.

I can't even tell you the anxiety I get from being around those cameras!

I think I've developed, as many people do, this sense of, 'Don't say the wrong thing, or else people will point at you and laugh.'

My parents called me the WB frog. Because when I was onstage, I would do this whole song and dance, but if my parents had a family friend over, I would just go hide in the bedroom.

Any situation where I feel like people are looking at me and I've got to speak is the kind of thing I have nightmares about.

I don't know about other comedians, but I know that I never have felt anything like stage fright. I've felt nervous before big shows, but I think that's different than stage fright.