Diane Lane Quotes

When I first started out, I was really, really scared when I performed before an audience. I'd look over their heads.

Performing was terrifying.

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

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 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.

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

I'm terrified of performing live.

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

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

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.

I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.

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.

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

I've never felt nervous in front of big crowds and in big stadiums.

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

I look at is as one single entity. I dehumanize the audience. This way, I don't get nervous, you know?

When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.

I still get very scared when I step in front of a live audience.

I got on stage for the first time when I was seven. From seven until I was about nine it was probably more to do with just being on stage and having the attention.

I like the performing part, it gives me a huge rush but it still makes me nervous. Being in front of large crowds is intimidating to me and I feel myself withdrawing.

I'm nervous performing because it's such a weird thing to do, standing on stage demanding people's attention.

When I did 'Guffman,' it was terrifying. I didn't know what to say. I started talking, and it just came out.

When I first started performing, I was a nervous wreck. Honestly, sometimes I felt like I was going to run off the stage.

Public speaking, for me, or speaking even in front of a handful of people is my greatest fear.

Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out.