James William Middleton Quotes

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

I have such bad memories, sitting in the back of a classroom, being told, you know, everybody is going to read a paragraph, and skipping ahead to my paragraph and being mortified and trying to read it enough times so that I wouldn't stutter and stammer, getting called on, even in high school.

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I hate being up onstage with a microphone.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

I'd never experienced stress before I did stand-up, and it was a massive shock to my system, this thing of waking up, and the nerves of, 'You're on stage tonight.'

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to do it again sometime, and it'll probably not go as well.

I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

Live TV would terrify anybody.

I definitely get nervous about if I'm going to forget the words to the songs or something. And I don't enjoy being the center of attention for an hour straight - I think that's really stressful.

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.

I definitely get stage fright.

I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again.

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

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

When I'm on set, I'm 100 percent comfortable, but at events and photo shoots, I'm beyond nervous.

It's a horrible feeling to go in front of an audience when you don't feel right.

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

People ask me if I have stage fright. I say, "God, no, I'm completely comfortable there. I have rest-of-the-day fright."

Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of fever.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

Performing was terrifying.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.