Harry Shum Jr. Quotes

I adopted this feeling that the stage is my home, so just keep my coat on and not wear anything else.

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.

I love people who go on stage and blossom like a weird flower.

On stage, I feel like I'm invincible, like nothing bad can happen. I can be myself. I feel like I shrink when I'm off stage.

I used to hate touring, I used to absolutely hate it! I think one of the reasons why was because in between songs I found it difficult to talk to the audience, and now I don't care, I say what I want!

In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.

Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom in front of a whole bunch of people.

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

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

For many years, I didn't even like the idea of doing a one-person play. Public speaking got me past that. I've always been good at public speaking, but I never really enjoyed it. Then I started to really enjoy it, and that's made all the difference.

Take a microphone out of my hands, and I'm just plain folks.

From the core, I'm a shy person, but when I'm on stage, I know how to put it aside. Of course, I'm not perfect, but I've definitely grown as far as being comfortable on stage.

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.

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.

I never got nervous performing my own material.

I was super shy as a kid, and theater was a way that everything made sense to me.

I know people always say to get out of your comfort zone and take risks, but when you are on a live national television show, and you are competing to stay on it, then I don't think you should be uncomfortable up there. I think you should sell it and be your own best self.

I want to say things on stage that I wouldn't have the guts to say in conversation.

Once you learn how to free up in front of the camera, it's like nothing else.

Once you're out there in front of people, I don't think there's any choice than to just give it your all.

As a kid, I was really shy. Technically I am still, but when I'm performing I want everybody to listen.

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

If I could borrow anything from Miley, it would be her stage confidence. For me, that's just going to come with time.

The more comfortable I got onstage, the more comfortable I got expressing myself in a physical manner. And it almost shocked people - 'Oh, is there something happening?'

I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed, 'Here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it.'