Karl Pilkington Quotes

I have to make a speech tomorrow and prefer to lose my foot.

For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I was going to be unable to read it. So I just thought, 'I'm going to say, as coherently as I can, whatever I can.'

I'm a horrible public speaker.

I was in sixth grade the first time I was required to speak in front of an audience. I had terrible stage fright and felt quite ill, in fact, by the time I had to give my little talk to students in another class across the hall.

I'm shy at public speaking, which is tough.

I was very nervous about giving speeches for a long time.

My early years as a 'speaker' involved note cards that shook like a leaf while I held them because I was so nervous.

Sorry, public speaking isn't really my strong side.

Speakers' nerves affect them in various ways. Some tremble, some become frenzied. I lose all confidence, and suffer from a leaden oppression that makes me wonder why I ever agreed to speak at all; the Tomb and the Conqueror Worm seem preferable to delivering the stupid and piffling speech I have so carefully prepared.

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.

I don't like standing and talking in front of lots of people.

I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!

I've never given a speech without being terrified first.

I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.

I don't like giving speeches. It makes me nervous.

Public speaking, for me, or speaking even in front of a handful of people is my greatest fear.

I didn't think I was much of a public speaker.

Like most people, I hate public speaking.

I'm suffering from stage fright. I don't like making speeches. [...] I'm the kind of introvert actor who likes putting on other people's clothes and pretending to be somebody else, which is completely crazy choice of profession. So, I don't enjoy public speaking and I have every sympathy for anyone who has to do it and doesn't enjoy it.

When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

Although I was entirely relaxed on camera, if I had to stand up and say something to an assembled group of people, I was rendered all but inarticulate.

I think my worst nightmare is standing up in front of a group of people.

In 2004, I went onstage for the first time. They put a mike in my hand and pushed me out the door into the crowd. I did the three songs I had recorded and got out. It was the worst day of my life.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.