Tina Turner Quotes

I've never really been one to get what they call stage fright so much.

The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves.

I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.

I like the performing part, it gives me a huge rush but it still makes me nervous. Being in front of large crowds is intimidating to me and I feel myself withdrawing.

These guys were always saying, 'The minute you get onstage, it's great, no matter how much you're hurting.' But that didn't work for me. There were some nights I did not want to get out there.

As an adolescent, I was painfully shy, withdrawn. I didn't really have the nerve to sing my songs on stage, and nobody else was doing them. I decided to do them in disguise so that I didn't have to actually go through the humiliation of going on stage and being myself.

Performing was terrifying.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

It took me a long time to be alright with smiling onstage.

I would just sweat so much. I'd be dry when I run on the stage. By the time I got in front of the microphone, it just, just like a river pouring out. I don't know what made that happen. It took five years for that to stop happening to me.

I do have panic attacks every time I go on stage so I'm really not sure why I put myself through this.

I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

I used to stand in front of the mic and cry.

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.

I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.

When I was younger and did a stand-up gig, it would take me two weeks to recover. Sometimes I'd get so panicked that I would stutter.

I get very nervous before I get on the stage, but once I'm on the stage, I'm just, you know, me. Nothing hurts me.

I have enough motivation just not looking like an idiot on national television. The fear of disappointing people is certainly higher.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.

Performing didn't feel comfortable until I was about 17. I loved to sing, but I always said I would never perform because I was too scared.

When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.

The stage always terrified me. The live audience is just one thing I bewilderingly look back on and say, 'How did I ever participate in that?'