Chris Stein Quotes

Pressure is self-doubt when you're unprepared.

I just don't want to fail, to be honest.

I wanted to prove myself on the pitch, but I didn't have many chances, so it put a lot more pressure on every single game that I played. I found myself in situations where I was so keen to show my qualities, but many times it worked against me and I was punished for being too eager.

If you ask any of the other actors, they'd probably say nice things because they're nice people, but I was always like, "Oh gosh, I hope I'm doing this right." I was very hard on myself, and I continue to be. That's why it's sometimes hard for me to digest watching myself on television. There is some pressure.

I wish I could just relax sometimes and make some money, but I always feel like I have to prove some kind of big, profound point.

I've always been insecure about my singing. That's why I've focused so much on my songwriting.

I have to prove myself five times over.

Auditioning is the worst.

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 think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

Show business is, essentially, a fear-based industry.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

The deepest fear we have, 'the fear beneath all fears,' is the fear of not measuring up, the fear of judgment. It's this fear that creates the stress and depression of everyday life.

I'm on national TV in front of millions and I hate making mistakes.

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.

The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.

My main weakness is nerves.

I'm always nervous before starting a record because I can never sleep. I'm like, 'I have no good ideas, everyone is gonna see through me.'

People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it's completely different.

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