Jerrod Carmichael Quotes

I have to make a speech tomorrow and prefer to lose my foot.

I don't like giving speeches. It makes me nervous.

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

The most terrifying thing in the world was having to give a speech at my girlfriend's wedding. I was physically shaking and sweating the entire time.

You tend to get reluctant to talk about anything until the day before filming.

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.

I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!

Interviews make me so nervous - I can't get a sentence out of my mouth.

I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.

I'm shy at public speaking, which is tough.

It's a little nerve-wracking to stand up on stage all by yourself.

The nerves are still there. I might just do a better job at hiding them.

I hate being up onstage with a microphone.

Like most people, I hate public speaking.

A recent survey stated that the average person's greatest fear is having to give a speech in public. Somehow this ranked even higher than death which was third on the list. So, you're telling me that at a funeral, most people would rather be the guy in the coffin than have to stand up and give a eulogy.

Death is the number two fear that people have and public speaking is the first!

Never joke at funerals, or during business transactions.

I would have stage-fright if I had to speak with every one of the people before whom I speak.

Stand-up would be my worst nightmare.

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.

My stage fright gets worse at every performance. During the overture I hope for a theater fire, typhoon, revolution in the Pentagon.

In life, there's a lot that I'm afraid of. Death is always scary. My sister passed away. I'm not scared to die, so much as I was scared to not have her in my life, and it took a long time for me to reconcile that. There are fears everyday, and things that I'm afraid of. I fear everything, but I keep going.

I have been nervous before, but I have never had stage fright.

I think I've just lost five pounds in fear sweat." Peabody mopped at her face. "Now I want a cannoli. I don't know why." With a laugh, Roarke shifted to grin at her. "I'll buy you a dozen, precious." "Cannolis, for God's sake.