Anderson East Quotes

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

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

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.

People think I am the crazy person on stage, but I know how to relax.

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

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

I'm used to performing. I'm comfortable in front of people. I'm never the one who's fighting for attention, but I've always been comfortable.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

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

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.

I don't really feel any different when I get up on stage.

I used to psych myself up before the show and now I do the complete opposite: I psych myself down. It's 12:30 at night, you don't want some guy yelling at you. You want some guy just talking to you.

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.

Sometimes, the most daunting thing about performing is making eye contact with your audience, so just look above them and at the corners of the room. Soon, you'll totally forget they're there.

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.

I'm still finding my legs, performance-wise, being up there by myself. I think I have a bit of proving myself ahead of me.

I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.

I've got to be comfortable when I'm on stage.

I realised a little bit to my astonishment that I can give a lecture for a thousand people, and there will be this tumultuous applause, so, you know, I have the feeling well, it can't be all that bad.

I feel pretty comfortable in front of a camera.

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 feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.

I'm not a natural born performer.

When I used to work in television, a tip was rather than looking down the barrel of the camera and imagine people watching, which is terrifying, imagine your most discerning friend observing you, and imagine you're just talking to them.