Alex Sharp Quotes

I've never really done any interviews as myself.

I'm crap at interviews. I'm just not very good at sentences.

I picked up an issue of Cosmopolitan the other day that had tips for job interviews, because I was like, 'I need to get better at interviews.' The article was basically about how to get someone not to hate you in 20 minutes. Every single thing they told you not to do, I was like, 'I do that every day.'

I know how to put it on when it comes to interviews and performing because I have to. But I'm pretty laid back.

At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I'm always so nervous when I have to do interviews or be on 'The Tonight Show' or the 'Oprah' show, where I have to be myself. I don't know why that's such a big deal - being yourself. But for some reason, I feel good in a dark room talking to actors about acting, doing acting. I like sitting backstage watching people work.

For me, everything is a performance.

When I go on stage and perform, I'm an extreme version of myself.

It turns out I do okay just playing an angry self-righteous woman.

I am a different person in front of the camera; it comes as easy to me as breathing does.

A lot of acting requires you to be a charming version of yourself.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

I do not really know what is my interview and performance style.

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.

I tend to be more arrogant on stage. Far more ignorant. I sometimes say what I think and sometimes say the opposite of what I think and the lines get blurred, but I can only hope that some kind of absolute power transcends.

When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

The most important advice you can give anyone about to appear on TV is incredibly prosaic - be yourself.

I don't wear a wig. I'd feel terrible onstage with a wig. I hate to be so 'Actors Studio'-ish, but I like to feel it's me out there.

Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any thought as to why you are on the stage or how you need to be 'better' than the people in the audience. You aren't better. You're simply the speaker.

I've played so many jobs where I'm fearless, but it's far from me. I wish I were like that in real life.

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.

Take a microphone out of my hands, and I'm just plain folks.