John Robinson Quotes

When you're young and starting out, the big hurdle is to relax enough in rehearsal so that you don't feel intimidated. The more work you've done, the more you can experiment in rehearsal and not have to worry about getting the sack.

I get extremely nervous before performances. I pray and try to look at it as, 'I'll go out there and have fun,' but it's very nerve-wracking for me. I don't think that will ever change.

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

My theory is this: Women falter when they're called on to be highly self-conscious about their talents. Not when they're called on to enact them.

If I could go back to my first year of acting school, I'd probably say: 'Relax. Stop taking yourself so seriously.'

I'm lucky. As soon as I open my mouth, people see I know what I'm talking about, and when I leave the room, I think most say, 'She's OK.'

If you gonna challenge my ways, know my history. Don't put nobody in my face that don't know about me, or they here to write an article on someone they thought was hot when they was hot. Come on, man. I been hot.

When I was younger, the red carpet used to terrify me because it's not about playing a part: you're not in a film pretending to be someone - you are yourself. It's intimidating.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

I spent a lot of time taking acting lessons... Actors have no inhibitions, and I'm inhibited by everything. To be able to make fun of yourself is a skill and a liberating experience.

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.

There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.

I think people look at me different when they see I'm dressed well. They pay attention. They know I'm about something.

I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview.

For me, to be on television and not be afraid of making a mistake is freeing.

Truthfully, you're not your audience, so all that self-consciousness and all that - it gets in the way of you actually just being the best thing in whatever thing that you're doing.

I'm no good at acting. I don't want to do that, and I don't need to do that in life.

I don't need to do or say things to place me in a position where I look a bit cooler.

I'm not really concerned about being liked on stage - I'm a bit more concerned about it off stage.

I can show these folks I can do more than just the 'trap.' But what I realized is the trap is what they really recognize me for - that's what they want to hear.

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.

On stage, I feel like I'm invincible, like nothing bad can happen. I can be myself. I feel like I shrink when I'm off stage.

When I walk out on to the court and everyone is staring, sometimes I wonder how my legs will carry me out there. That's forgotten as soon as I start playing.

I still feel pressure - I'm sure everyone who plays feels pressure - but I don't feel it as much now as when I was younger.

A bit of nervousness is essential as in a way it helps you deliver your best.