William Jackson Harper Quotes

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

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom in front of a whole bunch of people.

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

You have to open up on stage.

The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.

I'm a natural ham. It doesn't bother me to perform.

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.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

It was a big step, to go from not talking to people to stepping on to a stage. That's when I felt the most comfortable, because I could do anything I wanted to and say anything I wanted to, even if people didn't laugh.

I feel real confidence in working on the stage.

I just liked the feeling of being on stage.

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

In front of a big group of people, in front of cameras, to be in my body and be in that moment, I feel the way that I've always wanted to feel - like a real pop star who is not holding anything back.

When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable - onstage, talking, making 'em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.

For me, performing isn't really particularly difficult.

I really thrive being onstage.

People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.

I know people always say to get out of your comfort zone and take risks, but when you are on a live national television show, and you are competing to stay on it, then I don't think you should be uncomfortable up there. I think you should sell it and be your own best self.

I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.

When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them.

I learned all I have to do is sing the best music I know how and put on the best show I know how and just relax with it and people enjoy it.