Dana Bash Quotes

The toughest thing for me is doing on-camera stuff as a comedian.

I didn't stutter when I was reading lines in a script. When I got away from myself, I didn't have that problem.

I'm a very shy person, and I never tried to do theater. I've been asked many, many times by the most incredible authors in America to do theater. And I always said no, not knowing what it is to be on the stage and to do theater.

I've been amazed watching people who are not ready with their scripts when they're getting a lot of attention.

I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them.

I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.

You'll never see a good performance out of me, in terms of a character, when the camera isn't rolling.

Let's just say I like acting, but not necessarily all the stuff that comes with it.

I think it's hard for quieter, more introverted people to get into acting.

I'm not very good when I'm given scripts.

Being in front of the camera is a lot of hard work, and I'm not cut out for it.

I had a chance to get used to the lights and the camera without all that pressure to... emote.

I used to teach kids when I was younger. When I was about 14 or 15 I started teaching children drama and something that I used to say to them was, 'Don't be afraid.' People would be afraid of forgetting their lines or something.

The thing I hated about it was that you live in your trailer all the time and then they call you and you do maybe two dozen lines. Then they do that for three hours and you wait and wait and wait, and I don't like waiting.

I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep.

Being on stage a lot is quite physical.

I don't think about people watching me on TV. I think it would stress me out.

I'm lucky I don't make my living in front of the camera.

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.

They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim.

I secretly nurtured the idea of being in show business but was always terrified of it. I had every fear you could possibly imagine associated with performing.

Auditioning is one of the most nerve-racking things you could ever do, but you have to be so focused that you don't tic.

When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.

Stevie Van Zandt could not walk on to a set and act. I don't know how actors do that! It's the scariest thing in the world.

I think the first table read I ever did, my hand was vibrating the whole time.