Sarah Silverman Quotes

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

I don't wear a wig. I'd feel terrible onstage with a wig. I hate to be so 'Actors Studio'-ish, but I like to feel it's me out there.

There's my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energised and fun.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

I want to be able to deliver the kind of show that I want - to go onstage with my chin held up.

Self-awareness is a character trait that's horrible to have if you're a performer. I think that a lot of these performers that we see get up on stage and play music, there's a sense of them truly not caring how they're coming across. They are just themselves. I look up to a lot of people who are like that.

When I go on stage and perform, I'm an extreme version of myself.

When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to... I finally feel like myself.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

When I was doing theater, I was very successful at believing that I was great, God's gift to the theater.

I think comedy I've learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

I have a big ego, but I don't buy into it. I can't live off the ego. It's an honor that I get to be that guy onstage. It's not something I earned.

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

This is what I believe about performing: There is no reason to be on stage - there is no reason to be there - if you're not going to put all your baggage somewhere else and just be honest. Whatever you're doing - screw it up, do great - just be there, and be honest. That's the most important thing.

What I learned is that acting is to a large extent about trying to stave off self-doubt long enough to be natural and real onstage.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

In front of a big group of people, in front of cameras, to be in my body and be in that moment, I feel the way that I've always wanted to feel - like a real pop star who is not holding anything back.

I'm happier on the runway than I am on the red carpet. Because then I am not being myself. I think, on the red carpet, it's a weird, like, 'Who am I? Am I me? Am I them?'

To be an entertainer, you gotta be a little gutsy, a little egotistical, so you have to pull back sometimes when people say, 'Well, he's stuck-up.' 'Stuck-up' is only another word for self-conscious.

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

The mind starts to do things that you didn't even realize it could do. I suppose it's the manipulation. I suppose it's the sense of power, the center of attention, and the me-ism. And performers have to have that.

When I am on stage, I feel completely free and just want to let go.

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.