Ellen Page Quotes

I have a really difficult time watching myself on film. I literally cower in my seat and cover my face.

When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can't believe that people aren't criticising you.

I always have a very strong sense of shaming oneself, and you can do that a lot in the public eye, so it's best avoided at all costs I think.

It's a very strange and quite terrifying experience to watch yourself on TV. I never like to do it with other people.

Watching films I'm in is always a bit odd, especially when I'm watching them for the first time with other people. It's hard not to see my faults.

In 2004, I went onstage for the first time. They put a mike in my hand and pushed me out the door into the crowd. I did the three songs I had recorded and got out. It was the worst day of my life.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

I tend to be hypercritical of my performances. That's why I hate watching them with people I know.

I hate watching myself on screen. I can't stand it.

No, it's not comfortable; I hate watching myself. You don't like when you hear your voice on your voicemail; imagine having to see yourself 30 feet wide and 30 feet big.

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.

And the actors tend not to want to watch themselves very often. I'm one of those guys.

For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.

I'm very wary with impressions - I don't think I'm very good at impressions, I hate doing them.

I think the first time you try anything in a public way, you feel really exposed.

I don't think about people watching me on TV. I think it would stress me out.

Me just being myself in public or on TV is the biggest nightmare in the world.

Listening back to your speaking voice for the first time, unless you're James Earl Jones, it's a quite distressing process for most people.

I can't stand watching myself on TV.

I'm very shy about seeing my own face on the screen.

I hate hearing me talk when I'm not in character, and I can barely deal with hearing me as a character.

When I'm on set, I'm 100 percent comfortable, but at events and photo shoots, I'm beyond nervous.

I get really self-conscious about people staring at me. It sounds so weird. As a performer, as an artist, these should be the things that I'm used to. But that's not the case. When people stare at me, I freak out.

I don't really enjoy being the center of attention; I find it hard.

Normally I can't watch myself at all, and watching myself makes me cringe, and I cover my face, and it's very hard to watch.