Lauren Bacall Quotes

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

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

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

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I still get really nervous, though, before each performance. It kind of hits about 15 minutes before we go onstage - sometimes I don't even want to go on. But once I'm onstage I'm fine.

I've never really been one to get what they call stage fright so much.

Singing Flower of Scotland was the only thing that made me nervous.I don't get nervous doing my own shows.

Performing was terrifying.

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.

People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

When I had just started 'Cheers,' my nerves were ajangle, to put it mildly. I was absolutely terrified. What you're learning is to not show the fear, and to ultimately overcome it so that the level of relaxation is commensurate with the level of tension.

I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.

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

I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

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

Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.

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

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

I go through insanity before a show. It's not really a process but it's like absolute mortal fear.

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves.

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something.