Grace VanderWaal Quotes

I don't really think about the crowd when I am in the middle. I actually forget about the crowd, forget the money; that's exactly what I always do.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.

One of the hardest things to do in acting is to stop thinking about yourself and stop being self-conscious.

That's what a lot of people say, especially in college, it looked like I'm lackadaisical out there, like I'm not really paying attention. If I'm always tense, I'm going to be overthinking the game. I try to just go with the flow.

When I perform live, I'm doing a lot, but I kind of black out. I don't think about it too much.

You can't lose your concentration at all. And there are times when you're on the stage, and you've got silence, which is wonderful, but you have to have the confidence to make you realize it's fine. You can't suddenly wobble and think, 'They're not interested.'

When I write, I wear earplugs. I don't want to be self-conscious. I don't want to be thinking about the fact that I'm thinking about it. I just want to be in it. It's one element of hypnosis.

Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.

I may be more passionate about my comedy because that's the one place where I feel comfortable - because I'm in the now. Performing is the only time of the day when I have to really force every ounce of concentration into whatever's happening in that moment.

People think I am the crazy person on stage, but I know how to relax.

When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work.

Up on that stage, my personality changes. I put everything behind me when I perform. My problems don't belong to my fans. I don't put a burden on my audience. I give them 100 percent of my energy.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

Above all, ignore the audience.

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.

If you're onstage thinking about what you're going to eat when you get offstage, it's time to finish.

Anybody can play decent golf like me, but people trip on their own minds. They need to create a little distance between what they think and what they do.

You can't be in the zone in front of 12 million people, you've got to be chill.

Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

When I perform and the crowd is cheering, there's a ringing noise in my head. I'm just zoned in, and even though I know there are people watching me, all I hear is this ringing inside of me.

When I'm performing, I have to tell myself, 'Wait a minute. You need to be here right now. You need to hold these memories and remember time is golden.'

I have been on stage on a few occasions where I felt I couldn't escape the interior of my - my interior thoughts. But Peter Wolf once said, what's the strangest thing you can do on stage? Think about what you're doing.

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.