Bill Burr Quotes

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

It's so scary to go on stage. I used to throw up before I went on stage, every time.

I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.

The first night you walk down to a comedy club, at least for me, I had my voice, and then I went on stage and I lost it.

Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

When you're on stage singing, you're naked. Your voice is something very intimate, and that's why I'm scared every time before I perform. It doesn't matter if I'm singing for a king or a queen or the Pope, it's enough to be in front of anybody. I suffer, but I can't do anything about it.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

A couple of weeks ago, I did karaoke and got nervous in a way I hadn't gotten nervous in 25 years. I'm so used to getting on stage in front of strangers to tell jokes, but singing is a whole different animal.

I've never been good at playing live in front of people.

I am scared of spiders! And I still get a little afraid every time I have to do something new or have to get out in front of a big crowd. The first time I sang "Swag It Out" live, I was really scared.

My first-night jitters are so bad, I can't even hold a tea cup, but once I am over that, I get really into it.

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

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.

The first time I performed musically, I threw up.

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear. Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion - not necessarily when I'm expecting it. You just have to cope with it - take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform.

I do have panic attacks every time I go on stage so I'm really not sure why I put myself through this.

I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.

I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.

I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

I've been in a talent show, yeah. They are terrifying. The most nerve-wracking experience of your life, I'd say.

The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front of one hundred thousand people. I had a panic attack the night before because people have been booed off and never worked again... just singing one song, the national anthem.

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.