Noel Fielding Quotes

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

You just want to get it right so badly, so it's stressful when it comes to those vulnerable, dramatic scenes.

I was shying away from acting for the longest time - because of having such big shoes to fill.

I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile.

It's terrifying to play your favorite band's song in front of your favorite band.

Writing on assignment, with lots of money handed to you before you even began, got very scary for me. My dread of not being perfect, something I got from a childhood surrounded by powerful, successful people, began to infect everything I wrote.

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

I'm always very scared when I start a movie because I never know if I'm going to be able to do a good job or do a very bad job.

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.

I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

I think there's a certain amount of pressure depending on how demanding the part is, depending on how great the material is. I feel a certain amount of pressure to rise to the occasion.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.

There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.

When you are nominated for the best player in Europe, the Ballon d'Or, playing in the Champions League, there is so much pressure. You don't know what will happen. This pressure is inside you - you always have it.

When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.

I feel the pressure of getting something right.

Being in a career and going from highlight to highlight and playing a lot of matches you go through it and think it's normal when you play in front of 60,000 and you almost want to vomit in front of every game.

You always feel pressure to do your best, and when you know that the story revolves around you, it can become very overwhelming.

Being the headliner is only more pressure if you're not very good.

I cannot see a situation when I won't feel pressure to play well and win.

It's hard to play with any kind of confidence when you feel like if you miss one shot, if you make one mistake, you're getting pulled.

I always feel pressure, no matter what I do! I think it is what gets me up in the morning.