Margo Price Quotes

I want to keep doing as much work as I can, and I want to keep the level high. I'm wondering if something is going to happen to me to screw it up.

I'd auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and I didn't get a place and it was terrifying.

Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it's always that flag that flutters in front of you.

I worry a lot about what people think. I worry people think I'm not helping them enough, that they don't like my music, that I'm playing a song too fast or talking too fast. I worry my wife isn't happy with our relationship... I'm afraid somebody's going to take my career away from me. That it's going to go away, or I'm going to get fired.

The fear of messing up is what makes you work harder!

I have a level of fear going into every project, and that's what keeps me going.

I lack confidence as an actor.

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

Show business is, essentially, a fear-based industry.

I was so intimidated by the thought of improvising back in the '80s when I was in Chicago. I think the opportunity only even came up once that I can recall, and I turned down the offer. It was to go improvise in some club in the suburbs or something. Good God, I couldn't think of anything more frightening than to get up there without a plan.

Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

I guess I'm motivated by the fear of failure to some degree and knowing what can happen when you don't do things the way you need to do them to have success.

I find theater terrifying. There are no do-overs, you know? It's all happening live. You need to be in it 100 percent at any given moment, and the audience is right there. I'm really intimidated by theater, but it is my first true love. I love theater. I love that anxiety.

I always performed out of fear of failure - and that's a tough way to play. It was as if my back was to the wall and I was constantly surrounded by very dangerous people that were not friendly to me.

I had a crisis of confidence and ran away from being a standup for a while.

Going onstage is like going into battle. You're ultimately there to win. It's driven and fuelled by passion and a desire to do it.

I feel like I do my best work under fear of being fired.

If you win the Carling Cup, it can give you confidence, and sometimes, when you haven't won a trophy, you become scared of winning.

My biggest worry is that we have to keep making good music, and I want to do well, but I wonder if I will be able to.

I think pressure exists in a situation only when you are unsure of your talent and people are expecting a lot from you due to your lineage.