Jeffrey Dean Morgan Quotes

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

I'm not scared of many things in front of the camera. Everywhere else, yes, I'm terrified. But acting is just pretending, and you are exploring feelings in a safe environment.

You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.

As an actor, one of my greatest fears is losing my memory.

The biggest enemy of any actor is fear.

I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it.

I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.

I lack confidence as an actor.

I'm scared of audiences.

I think that's part of acting - to still get nervous and control that fear. I don't know how to get rid of that.

I find it scary to sing - scarier than acting actually.

My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.

Actors shouldn't be scared. Don't get scared on film.

I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.

I'd always wanted to be an actress, and suddenly I knew that learning to control my facial muscles was one of the best assets I could have as a performer.

For me, the scariest moment is walking on set before we shoot the first shot, and I am so anxious. It's a lot of pressure, and it's scary, and I don't think that fear ever goes away.

So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over.

While I'm acting, I'm a professional, and then I don't break into cold sweat for whatsoever reason.

My emotions are usually my weakness, but they are my strength while acting.

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

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.

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I'm completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It's a fear of failure, I guess.