Cloris Leachman Quotes

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.

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention.

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

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.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.

I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.

I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it's not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

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

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.

I always said put me in front of 40 or 50,000 people and play hockey, I'm comfortable there. Put me in front of 50 people to talk or get in front of, and that's where I'm probably the least comfortable.

I like getting up in front of an audience. It's fun when you go to a baseball game and the crowd is cheering you. I can't deny it. And it's very funny, too. Sometimes you're shy; you go somewhere and everyone's looking at you, so you feel a little self-conscious.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.

An 'OMG' of mine would probably be speaking on stage and performing in front of thousands of people!

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.

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

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious. I still get nervous sometimes before shooting and definitely before big auditions.