Rebecca Mader Quotes

I find it very, very difficult to watch myself on TV.

I hate watching myself, as do a lot of actors.

I don't like seeing myself on screen. Whenever I see or hear myself, I think, 'What is that eejet doing now?' I'm in the wrong business. I don't like the limelight.

Me just being myself in public or on TV is the biggest nightmare in the world.

I can't stand watching myself on TV.

I find it weird to use my own voice on TV.

I don't like the camera. I get very self-conscious with it and then spend way too much time not looking self-conscious instead of being free, as I do on stage, to do my work.

It is never easy to face the camera, especially for the newcomers.

I was never that comfortable in front of the camera, it always terrified me.

I saw my father preach in Madison Square Garden, and I was a little embarrassed, I think, the first time I heard him preach. That's my father up there, and I kind of slid down in my chair.

I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!'

I have a really difficult time watching myself on film. I literally cower in my seat and cover my face.

I can't watch most of my work. Once I come on screen, all I can think of is 'What am I doing with my hands?' or 'Why did I lean that way?' or 'What's that look on my face?' It's too difficult to not focus on evaluating my acting.

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

When the attention is on me, off-camera, I get uncomfortable - sort of shy and at a loss for words, as you can probably tell?

It never occurred to me that I was going to have to talk to a camera. I don't know if I can do this.

I'm comfortable in front of a camera, and I'm used to being watched, although that kind of bugged me at first. On the stage, though, I'm scared. I really get frightened in front of people.

I don't think about people watching me on TV. I think it would stress me out.

You know I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me.

I have a hard time watching myself! Usually I do the work, and then I leave it. So I pretend like I'm not on TV every week.

Every actor-performer says this, and it sounds so irritating, but I'm not the most outgoing person.

It messes me up sometimes when I go on stage and people say my name wrong. Say my name wrong with all these different syllables. I've heard everything. My name is easy as 1-2-3. Jer-eh-mih, syllable-wise.

I've always said that I don't want to be in front of the camera.

If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.

I'm not an actor. I'm really bad in front of a camera. It wouldn't work.