Dan Levy Quotes

On talk shows I ask myself, 'What am I doing here?'

When I used to work in television, a tip was rather than looking down the barrel of the camera and imagine people watching, which is terrifying, imagine your most discerning friend observing you, and imagine you're just talking to them.

I'm never comfortable being in front of the camera, but I've learned how to deal with 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.

I lay in my dressing room after being in make-up waiting to go on. They knew I was feeling pretty rotten and they tried to give me time to rest. But I couldn't sleep. I couldn't do anything.

I'm scared of audiences.

I don't really feel any different when I get up on stage.

I'm not great on television. That's one reason I don't do it very often.

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.

We don't get too nervous for too may things, but on television a few million people are sitting there watching. Definitely a lot more nerves.

Acting scares me.

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

Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.

I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.

I was never really comfortable doing comedy.

I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again.

I'm not a natural born performer.

I've started to get more stage fright the older I get.

I found I could perform in front of 200 people, but I would still feel nervous having a one-on-one conversation.

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 was very nervous about giving speeches for a long time.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

I hate Q&As. They make me feel awkward.

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

The whole thing with playing on a stage with mics and all that has always been kind of uncomfortable to me.