Zoe Bell Quotes

Performing was terrifying.

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.

I still get really nervous, though, before each performance. It kind of hits about 15 minutes before we go onstage - sometimes I don't even want to go on. But once I'm onstage I'm fine.

When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don't know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up.

I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.

I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.

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

Right before I go on stage, I'm absolutely terrified. My mind darts at many directions, but the center of me is going forward into the performance.

I very rarely get nervous as an actor. Very rarely.

When I did 'Guffman,' it was terrifying. I didn't know what to say. I started talking, and it just came out.

When I first started performing, I was a nervous wreck. Honestly, sometimes I felt like I was going to run off the stage.

It's cool to be nervous, and how the nerves come out sideways. That's why some actors scream their heads off, or it comes out in their hair.

Sharing the stage while singing my songs was a bit of a daunting prospect.

I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a really telling sign that I need to go back on the comedy circuit again.

I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that.

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.

When I had just started 'Cheers,' my nerves were ajangle, to put it mildly. I was absolutely terrified. What you're learning is to not show the fear, and to ultimately overcome it so that the level of relaxation is commensurate with the level of tension.

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

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

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.

Getting on stage and performing and standing under lights is such an unsettling experience - in a good and bad way - but it's the only place I can go to feel comfortable.

Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.

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.

When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.

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.