Juno Temple Quotes

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

I always feel as if I'm a disappointment: that people want a grand dame in furs like Barbara Taylor Bradford.

I'm always thinking 'Don't mess this up.'

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

Auditioning is the worst.

Writing on assignment, with lots of money handed to you before you even began, got very scary for me. My dread of not being perfect, something I got from a childhood surrounded by powerful, successful people, began to infect everything I wrote.

I've worried more and more as the years have gone on. The more you're seen to be doing well, the more stress there is. You feel you ought to consider things more, and be more fussy - there's further to fall. All these little worries.

I'm afraid that I won't do a good job when I go into an audition.

I play with a fear of letting people down. That's what motivates me.

Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.

When you blow an audition that you have a lot of importance on, it haunts you for years.

I find it difficult to be comfortable with anything for the same reasons that anyone gets nervous about something - because they want it to be good and they don't want to let anyone down.

Pressure is self-doubt when you're unprepared.

I had intense anxiety, just with the acting and expectations. Am I good enough for this? This is so big. I'm on the cover of four magazines right now. Am I worthy of this? You question everything about yourself, and I did that. I put a lot of pressure on myself to make sure that I had the body and all of that.

What is much harder to handle is the sense that you have to live up to the mark someone else has set for you. The grades become too important, the competition too frantic, the fear of disappointing those who believe in you turns into an overwhelming nightmare.

I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.

Part of me feels that I'm letting people down by not being as interesting as my books.

I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth.

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to do it again sometime, and it'll probably not go as well.

Even when I had a run of successful prime-time shows, I couldn't sit down and enjoy my success. I would beat myself up and scrutinise everything. I'm a natural-born worrier.

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

As far as I can tell, most actors' main motivation is self-doubt and neuroses.

When I was in high school, there was a lot of pressure on me. I felt like I had to be perfect.

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