John Cale Quotes

Frankly, if I could get away with not having to perform, I'd be very happy. It's not my favorite thing to do.

I'm not a natural performer. I don't like performing very much.

Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing.

When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

Frankly, seeing my plays with an audience is something I do with gritted teeth; I find the experience very difficult. I love the moment when you have just the dress rehearsal, when no one's there; that's kind of the peak to me. When people start filing in, I like to file out.

I don't want to be the center of attention, which is ironic. I hate having all eyes on me - unless it's for my job, and my job is playing football. I'm not that attention-hungry.

Performing was terrifying.

I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting.

There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off.

I was never that comfortable in front of the camera, it always terrified me.

I don't wake up drenched in sweat because I haven't been on stage in years.

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

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

I haven't been on the stage in a long time.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

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

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'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.

I've never not appeared in front of a live audience for any longer period than a month or two.

There's some anxiety the 30 minutes before the show starts. But once you step on stage and face the people, everything goes away, and you have fun and enjoy the audience.

Getting on stage and performing and standing under lights is such an unsettling experience - in a good and bad way - but it's the only place I can go to feel comfortable.

I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.

I don't really like to play live. I don't like to be on stage. I feel very self-conscious.