Anoushka Shankar Quotes

I'm in front of cameras a lot; I'm used to it.

I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera.

I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.

I've always felt comfortable in front of a camera. Either you're good at it or you're not good at it.

It's definitely more nerve-wracking being in front of the cameras, although I'm trying to get better at it.

I'm not those kind of persons that's afraid to be on radio or TV, you know? I'm always the same.

I definitely feel much more comfortable in front of the cameras after 'The Hills.' Before, it was much more nerve-racking.

Both my kids are way too comfortable in front of the camera.

I'm always so nervous when I have to do interviews or be on 'The Tonight Show' or the 'Oprah' show, where I have to be myself. I don't know why that's such a big deal - being yourself. But for some reason, I feel good in a dark room talking to actors about acting, doing acting. I like sitting backstage watching people work.

I've been on national TV since 1994, and I can communicate in a compelling and decisive way.

It's only when I faced the camera that I realised how confident I was on screen!

I can't say I'm not nervous at all with media and doing speeches, but I'm getting used to it and better at it, hopefully.

It took me a long time to be alright with smiling onstage.

I'm not shy, exactly, but I am private. I don't like to talk about myself. I had to learn - I was interviewed for print, radio and even TV.

I didn't have any media training - I didn't have anybody but myself.

Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come out and face the cameras with confidence, but if they do, it will only help them. They will find themselves closer to their fans and will also get their word across more effectively.

I feel pretty comfortable in front of a camera.

I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.

They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim.

It took me a solid four or five years to feel really comfortable in front of the camera.

On the microphone, I'm not scared to step up and say, 'This is my ability, this is how good I am.' In other areas of life, I'm not so confident; I'm still adjusting to the photo shoots, all that stuff. But behind the mic, I'm fully confident.

For me, to be on television and not be afraid of making a mistake is freeing.

I'm really not comfortable doing interviews in a group, in press conferences. One-on-one, I'm all right, but those press conferences at the All-Star Game, I just don't... I feel better when I'm by myself.

I've never wanted to be on television for the sake of it, I suppose because I'm not one of life's natural presenters; I'm not an actor.

For a while, I really wasn't fussed about having a public profile. I have come to the realization that I am a lot more comfortable with it than I was.