James Newton Howard Quotes

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

If I have to speak in public, I am terrified.

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

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 a horrible public speaker.

Public speaking is something I fear more than death itself.

Although I was entirely relaxed on camera, if I had to stand up and say something to an assembled group of people, I was rendered all but inarticulate.

I don't like standing and talking in front of lots of people.

My greatest fear is speaking in public. You meet, like, um, people who just concentrate on me. I'd rather not have everyone focus on me.

I'm terrible at speaking extemporaneously about my work - I get completely tongue-tied and consumed with fear.

I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!

I do still get extremely nervous before speeches. My biggest fear is that I'll be standing there in front of hundreds of people and be incapable of talking. I'm afraid that I'll make a complete fool of myself and be unable to go on.

Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.

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

I was in sixth grade the first time I was required to speak in front of an audience. I had terrible stage fright and felt quite ill, in fact, by the time I had to give my little talk to students in another class across the hall.

I hate to go on TV. I will start stammering.

The idea of appearing in front of an audience or on live TV terrifies me.

The fear of public speaking is a primal fear. You can train your body to not be crazy when you're doing it, but it truly is a primal fear.

I'm suffering from stage fright. I don't like making speeches. [...] I'm the kind of introvert actor who likes putting on other people's clothes and pretending to be somebody else, which is completely crazy choice of profession. So, I don't enjoy public speaking and I have every sympathy for anyone who has to do it and doesn't enjoy it.

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

The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.

I'm scared of audiences.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.