Suzanne Collins Quotes

Playing the greatest warrior in the seven kingdoms, that's absolutely no pressure.

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

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

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful.

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

I didn't start singing until I was 16. I was afraid to sing in front of people.

I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.

I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It's a strange dichotomy.

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 a little more shy and not comfortable dancing in front of a large crowd.

I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to.

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

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

I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed.

My greatest fear is speaking in public. You meet, like, um, people who just concentrate on me. I'd rather not have everyone focus on me.

Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room.

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.

I guess you could say I'm an addict - an adrenalin addict - I get great excitement and stimulation from doing stuff in public, even though I'm nervous and I have very bad stage fright.

I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.

We blush very, very easily, and we get terrified of audiences.

I get terrified the first day I'm on a film set. I get nervous walking down a red carpet. I find making speeches the most terrifying thing in the world.

I don't like doing stand-up, because I don't like standing up.

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