Wale Quotes

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

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

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

I would say that if you don't feel like talking to the crowd something is wrong and if you force yourself to talk to them things will happen and to that extent things aren't choreographed.

I can give a speech, and I can do a rally, and I do them, but that's not what I like to do.

Believe it or not, the number one fear in America remains public speaking. And, in some ways, I think that is a real shame because we are so blessed to live in a country where we are able to express ourselves, so we should want to do that.

Whenever people have trouble public speaking, it's because they are just thinking about themselves.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

I'm terrible at speaking extemporaneously about my work - I get completely tongue-tied and consumed with fear.

I've never given a speech without being terrified first.

Training is fabulous because it gives you a basis, a strong structure, so that when you're unbelievably nervous and you think that you can't get a word out, you will get the word out.

I don't really like doing interviews.

I can't pretend to be enjoying this. I can't pretend I'm enjoying going out there and playing this style.

I wanted to be a ballerina so badly. You can be seen and take over the spotlight without speaking. I had a fear of speaking in public back then.

I think every professor and writer is in some way an exhibitionist because his or her normal activity is a theatrical one. When you give a lesson the situation is the same as writing a book. You have to capture the attention, the complicity of your audience.

Hey, I'm not a politician. I'm a ham. I love to give speeches.

I was never really comfortable doing comedy.

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

One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.

I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.

There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

It's a great stretch for me to do my game show. It's very hard. It's not me at all. The only part that's me is sort of when I'm sitting in the booth looking tormented. That's the only part that's the real me.

I've never really done any interviews as myself.