Claire Foy Quotes

I always feel as if I'm a disappointment: that people want a grand dame in furs like Barbara Taylor Bradford.

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

I try not to dwell too much on it, but I think everyone gets worried about showing off all their flaws on the beach.

I have no time for being embarrassed.

To be honest, when I can feel that a lot of people are watching me, I get a little scared, but at the same time, it inspires me.

Sometimes when I sit down to practice and there is no one else in the room, I have to stifle an impulse to ring for the elevator man and offer him money to come in and hear me.

I hope people don't get tired of looking at me.

I lack confidence as an actor.

I didn't know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked like a thousand eyes were staring right at me saying, 'Who is this young punk?' I just kept my eyes straight ahead.

All of my friends are really good dancers, which was initially why I never danced - we'd go out, and they would kill it, and I'd be like, 'Yeah, I'm just gonna sit at the bar.'

I thought that when you have more success that you'd feel more buoyed or feel more confident. But in fact my brain has the gift of switching it around and saying, 'Now people are expecting something. Now you're really going to let people down.'

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I'm not trying to steal the show. I tend to shy away from - I don't want to say the spotlight - how about responsibility? It's just very daunting. These movies are very intimidating. 'Captain America.' This is the stuff I struggle with.

My theory is this: Women falter when they're called on to be highly self-conscious about their talents. Not when they're called on to enact them.

Because I've got an AFI award, I feel there is a certain expectation when I walk into a room, you know, that 'That Deb Mailman must know something!' But I'm just as nervous with every experience. I still doubt whether or not I can pull something off. I still think, 'When is the review going to come along that says Deb Mailman's not very good?'

I just feel like I have a lot to prove.

I can't stand to see myself act. It just makes me cringe.

Despite my confidence and self-belief, I've always wrestled with feelings of insecurity. To be honest, I think most people in show business are insecure.

When I first began, the technicians, camera and makeup men made me feel so self-conscious that I began to have the biggest inferiority complex about my looks.

When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can't believe that people aren't criticising you.

I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.

I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.

I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.

I always think that I've embarrassed myself.

I'm always very scared when I start a movie because I never know if I'm going to be able to do a good job or do a very bad job.