Dorian Yates Quotes

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

It's definitely more nerve-wracking being in front of the cameras, although I'm trying to get better at it.

I can't say I'm not nervous at all with media and doing speeches, but I'm getting used to it and better at it, hopefully.

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.

As a little girl, I was always shy, but in front of the camera I wasn't.

People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

Sometimes, the most daunting thing about performing is making eye contact with your audience, so just look above them and at the corners of the room. Soon, you'll totally forget they're there.

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.

If I walk out onstage and I get a warm, excited response, it makes me feel so confident and happy, and then it's so easy for me up there.

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

I'm not a natural born performer.

It's one thing to practise in front of a mirror at home, but another to do it in front of 800 people or on live TV.

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.

I'm used to performing. I'm comfortable in front of people. I'm never the one who's fighting for attention, but I've always been comfortable.

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

If I could borrow anything from Miley, it would be her stage confidence. For me, that's just going to come with time.

I used to hate touring, I used to absolutely hate it! I think one of the reasons why was because in between songs I found it difficult to talk to the audience, and now I don't care, I say what I want!

My first-night jitters are so bad, I can't even hold a tea cup, but once I am over that, I get really into it.

You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

It took me a long time to be alright with smiling onstage.

And when I perform on my own tour, I have to talk myself into going out on that stage every single night.

As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'