Deborah Moggach Quotes

I'm horrible at auditions anyway. Maybe that's why I never got anything.

I never thought I was much of an actor anyway.

I have never been able to sing in the shower, much less in front of anybody.

To be honest, I'm not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.

No, I'm never confident with what I do, particularly playing and singing!

I'm not a negative person, but every role I go for I don't think I'll get.

I just don't think I'm a very good singer.

I cannot sing karaoke because it's hard and weird. If I actually tried to sing, I would probably sound good, and I think that's weird and not fun.

I don't believe anyone wants to hear what I have to say.

As an actor, you always think your last job is your last job, and you're always doubting yourself and worried that people will see you're a fraud.

The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.

Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.

I never feel like I have anything. People can tell me a thousand times, 'You're the guy, you're the guy,' and I'm just like, 'We'll see when I'm on the set.'

When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

I really like singing, although I'm embarrassed about doing it.

Nobody wants to hear me rap.

Everyone told me I could sing from about the age of ten. My mum was always telling me. But I was so shy, I didn't believe them. And the more that people told me, the more I went into the background and the less likely I was to sing.

All actors are incredibly insecure.

I'm not a very good lover. I'm so nervous about my sexuality.

Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock bands and I was a singer/songwriter. It just seems kind of lame.

And I had not much of a voice. I didn't play that great guitar either.

Oh, you wouldn't want to hear me sing.

I seriously suck at auditions.

I've always been very shy at auditioning; I'm not so great at it.

Insecurity is very common among actors. When I started giving interviews and talking to people that I didn't know, it was a nightmare. I've learned how to deal with interviews and insecurity; I've gotten used to it.