Bill Clegg Quotes

I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.

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.

The confidence and charisma it takes to stand up in front of a group of children absolutely terrifies me.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

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

Public speaking is the number-one fear... even over death!

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

Public speaking is something I fear more than death itself.

My early years as a 'speaker' involved note cards that shook like a leaf while I held them because I was so nervous.

I've never been good at playing live in front of people.

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

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 am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.

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.

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.

I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!

I've never given a speech without being terrified first.

I get terrified the first day I'm on a film set. I get nervous walking down a red carpet. I find making speeches the most terrifying thing in the world.

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

The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves.

I have a fear of public speaking. It's very hard work. Words are not my skill, and because they're not my skill, I have to work doubly hard.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright.

I'm not a natural born performer.

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.