Kirti Kulhari Quotes

Sometimes we had to improvise. I hate to improvise because I felt like I couldn't find words.

Being unprepared heightens nerves.

For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I was going to be unable to read it. So I just thought, 'I'm going to say, as coherently as I can, whatever I can.'

I think pressure is that uneasy feeling that you feel when you're unprepared.

The first show I did with Coldplay was really scary.

We're not very confident performers, and if we don't get a laugh we get insecure.

I used to get the most anxiety before shows because I really was never prepared.

If somebody says, "Oh, we're going to improvise!," I'm like, Oh, get me out of here.

I actually fear appearing on entertainment shows a bit.

When the butterflies in my stomach, when those leave, then I know it's probably time to retire.

I always get nervous before a gig, so I look over my writing, trying not to fantasise about all the things that could go horribly wrong.

It's a horrible feeling to go in front of an audience when you don't feel right.

Like most people, I hate public speaking.

I'm not a natural performer: I have a natural stage fright.

It can be daunting playing in front of the Kop.

I always get nervous when I'm performing at international shows.

I never stop getting nervous. I'm nervous before every single show.

Yes, I am nervous before a film's release and withdraw into a shell.

I can go in front of thousands of people on stage and not be afraid, but when there's just a few people, that scares me.

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

I don't feel like I'm the type of performer who's going to knock your socks off. I'm trying to get over my nerves.

Comedy kind of terrifies me. I feel pretty intimidated.

Throughout my career, nervousness and stage-fright have never left me before playing. And each of the thousands of concerts I have played at, I feel as bad as I did the very first time.

I've always been frightened of karaoke, so I've never tried it. Karaoke scares the hell out of me!

Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more frightened he is.