Olly Alexander Quotes

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

When I'm on stage I become a different beast.

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

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 don't have the genetic make up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

I think on stage there's a side of me that comes out that's very fierce and confident.

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

I feel like I own the stage.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

There's my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energised and fun.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

Although I behave in a quite reserved way in my personal life, give me a stage and I'll be as flamboyant as I can.

There are a lot of different facets to my personality that I don't use all the time in my house, or in everyday life, that I can experience and share when I'm on a stage.

I'm always a different person when I get up and perform because then I don't have to be nervous. I don't have to be myself.

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.

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

I've never been uncomfortable being a frontman.

I want to be able to deliver the kind of show that I want - to go onstage with my chin held up.

I have that inherent performer personality.

When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them.

On stage, I feel like I'm invincible, like nothing bad can happen. I can be myself. I feel like I shrink when I'm off stage.

I'm more comfortable doing a character than being myself.

You can be an incredible player, but when you get onstage, you've gotta be yourself, and you've gotta bring it, as we say, and that just means give 120 percent.

You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.