Casey Affleck Quotes

When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don't know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up.

I do get nervous and excited whenever I do a film.

I'd never experienced stress before I did stand-up, and it was a massive shock to my system, this thing of waking up, and the nerves of, 'You're on stage tonight.'

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to do it again sometime, and it'll probably not go as well.

If I have a gig in the evening, I get 'the doom' at about 5 P.M., when I think I'm getting flu.

When I rehearse, it ends up doing more harm than good. I think I work a little bit better when it's right off the bat. Mostly, I try to wrap my head around a role as much as I can without rehearsing and then kind of make it as fresh as possible on the day.

I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.

I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them.

I go through insanity before a show. It's not really a process but it's like absolute mortal fear.

I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep.

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

You do a play, or you go on set for the first day of filming: if you don't have nerves, and you don't have any kind of adrenalin pushing you forward, then something is wrong.

The night before a show, I don't sleep. Really. I've been doing this for 30 years, and the night before a show, I still don't sleep.

People might not believe me if I say I get nervous, but I tend to practice constantly to show a balanced performance.

You should know that there are heroes here who are unduly worried about each role they portray.

I always get nervous before a gig, so I look over my writing, trying not to fantasise about all the things that could go horribly wrong.

You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when it actually matters.

I used to get the most anxiety before shows because I really was never prepared.

I get a bit nervous because I just want the show to go well. I think you always have to be a little bit nervous, or else you're a little checked-out, and that's maybe the time when you're not doing your best stuff, because you're kind of just checked-out and falling back on stuff.

I've always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I'm playing. So I have this inner life that's there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I'm playing the role I know every question.

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.

Frankly, seeing my plays with an audience is something I do with gritted teeth; I find the experience very difficult. I love the moment when you have just the dress rehearsal, when no one's there; that's kind of the peak to me. When people start filing in, I like to file out.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.

For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. I enjoy the psychology of the character but I work better from a first impression.