Daisy Donovan Quotes

I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again.

I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.

But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue.

I can't even tell you the anxiety I get from being around those cameras!

I think my worst nightmare is standing up in front of a group of people.

I am a person who dreads any kind of public exposure and any kind of public event. I spend all day, if I have to do a reading, preparing.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.

When the attention is on me, off-camera, I get uncomfortable - sort of shy and at a loss for words, as you can probably tell?

I still get nervous on dates. I'll be sitting at dinner with a guy and I have to excuse myself and go to the bathroom because I can't breathe.

I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.

I can't stand up in front of people. It just fills me with horror.

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

I was just terrified in front of the camera. I couldn't even say my own name. I walked out of a handful of auditions. I mean, ran out in cold sweats. I was just so nervous and insecure.

At parties, I'll start talking and notice everyone is looking at me and feel dumb and say, 'Forget it,' and then start eating things.

I'm one of those people that if I go to a party, I can't remember my mother's name because I'm so nervous in a social situation.

I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I hate Q&As. They make me feel awkward.

I don't like going on stage. Stages mean 'nervous' for me.

I don't really experience much embarrassment.

Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me.

I get really self-conscious about people staring at me. It sounds so weird. As a performer, as an artist, these should be the things that I'm used to. But that's not the case. When people stare at me, I freak out.

I have mild social anxiety to an extent where, when I'm talking to a new person, literally the only thing I can think in the back of my head is: 'What do I say when they're done talking?'

The last thing in the world I should have done was go into the theater because was inordinately shy as a young man. I couldn't open my mouth. At a party, I was the one stuck up against the wall. I was embarrassed about talking. I felt that I couldn't talk well.