Jacqueline McKenzie Quotes

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

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

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

I was just painfully shy. I couldn't talk to anyone. Going up in front of class, I would have to mentally prepare myself to raise my hand.

I don't have stage or camera fright but there is a little anxiety while performing in-front of a lot of people.

I can go in front of thousands of people on stage and not be afraid, but when there's just a few people, that scares me.

I'm scared of audiences.

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

I was not naturally meant to be on stage. I hated being in the spotlight; I was scared.

I can't do talk shows, I don't do them, just because I get really nervous and fidgeting and shaky.

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

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.

I hated speaking in public. I would miss school just so I wouldn't have to do it.

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

I am not worried about playing in front of a big crowd.

It's hard to act in front of a lot of people.

You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.

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

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

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

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die.

I'm always shy in front of an audience, so I'm always at the back, in the shadows, just doing it. I don't like the front, the adulation.

I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure.

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