Rose McGowan Quotes

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.

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 think that's part of acting - to still get nervous and control that fear. I don't know how to get rid of that.

And I'm supposed to grab her and kiss her and she's supposed to react. Well, what happened was, Julie was very nervous at that time, given this incredible part which she did beautifully.

Acting's all about the confidence you exude, especially on film. I mean, nervousness isn't attractive in anyone, but a film camera will seek it out and punish you.

I am always nervous when I'm auditioning for a part I really want.

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

Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.

I've always been slightly self-conscious as an actor, and I guess that sometimes reads as pomposity. Starting when I was 30, I somehow gave off an impression at an audition that had them mentally put me in a three-piece suit or put an attache case in my hand. If there was a stiff-guy part, the director would brighten up when I came in.

I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.

I'm not a natural born performer.

I was a little nervous coming in mostly because my first scene was with Martin Sheen, who I'm a huge fan of.

When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.

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.

A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first comes in.

I think the first table read I ever did, my hand was vibrating the whole time.

I think nerves are part and parcel of working as an actor. You can either work against them or you can embrace them, and I very much embrace them.

But since I did my first film with Shammi Kapoor ji, he is my favourite. I was very shy to face the camera. In my first few shots with Shammi chacha, I was very nervous. He was very patient with me and guided me in every shot.

It's hard to act in front of a lot of people.

Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more frightened he is.

I don't think my acting was ever bad; I always knew that I could do it. But when you go to audition for a drama, they're very serious in the room, and I was used to being kind of goofy and having small talk.

I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.

He is in a constant state of stage fright, he says, because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next

My acting is atrocious, to say the least. But I've found that it's not acting that people are concerned about, it's your presence.

I do get nervous to act, it kind of depends on what it is really.