Judy Blume Quotes

My daddy tried to get me up to speak for the 17 years that I worked behind the scenes, but I never had the desire. Naturally, I was nervous and kind of shy. I just didn't want to do it.

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

I'm not a natural performer: I have a natural stage fright.

You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.

I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child.

I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine.

I am basically the sort of person who has stage-fright teaching. I kind of creep into a classroom. I'm not an anecdote-teller, either, although I often wish I were.

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.

People lie, and they always are very very creative in finding new ways to lie.

I haven't really done a lot of comedy. It's something that terrifies me.

We blush very, very easily, and we get terrified of audiences.

I suffer a lot with nerves and stage fright.

I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.

I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

I had a bad experience doing public speaking at school. I had to talk about a pen for five minutes and it was really hard work. I couldn't wait to get off the stage.

I was just terrified in front of the camera. I couldn't even say my own name. I walked out of a handful of auditions. I mean, ran out in cold sweats. I was just so nervous and insecure.

I'm not a natural born performer.

I hated speaking in public. I would miss school just so I wouldn't have to do it.

I'm shy at public speaking, which is tough.

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

I don't like going on stage. Stages mean 'nervous' for me.