Maria Bamford Quotes

I'm scared of audiences.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

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

Live TV would terrify anybody.

For me, for every single job, I don't care if it is a reading, I don't care if it is a guest spot on a TV show, or a film. I always get the heebie jeebies.

I hate being up onstage with a microphone.

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

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

I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.

That's a curious paradox that I don't think a lot of people out there know; that you get really scared before you go on. You come out in a nervous rash, and it's not like you actually love getting up there and showing off.

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

Stage fright is my worst problem.

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.

I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me.

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

I have big, big stage fright.

I'm nervous when taking part in any movie.

I definitely get stage fright.

I've had a lot of fear in my life, from fear of flying to fear of making a speech in front of a lot of people.

I have stage fright really badly.

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