Jeremy Luke Quotes

As a little girl, I was always shy, but in front of the camera I wasn't.

I feel real confidence in working on the stage.

I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean?

I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.

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

I used to teach kids when I was younger. When I was about 14 or 15 I started teaching children drama and something that I used to say to them was, 'Don't be afraid.' People would be afraid of forgetting their lines or something.

I'm most at home on the stage.

There's just something about being on stage and being with the people that, once that camera turns on, you find the strength to keep it cool, look good, act like you're not cold, act like you ain't nervous, act like you aren't scared. I think that comes with confidence and practice.

The first time I ever did a play, in junior high school, I said to myself, 'Hey, people like me doing this. I'm making them laugh.'

There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage.

The camera doesn't intimidate me.

I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.

You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.

If I could live a parallel life, I would be a sitcom star; being in front of a live audience would be great.

I'm confident as hell when I step in front of the mic.

Woody Allen asked me to improv once. I said no.

I can't remember if I had any stage fright at the first Bowl. But I did the second time.

I think my natural home was always the stage.

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.

I always enjoyed being in front of the camera.

My uncle is an actor, my dad is a producer, so they asked me if I was interested, and I was like, 'How can someone act in front of so many people with lights and emote.'

I've always done stuff on stage, so it feels very natural.

Not once in my life have I done theatre. Being on stage is not my thing.

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.

As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.