Aja Naomi King Quotes

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.

Suspense is worse than disappointment.

We promise according to our hopes; we fulfill according to our fears.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

I was petrified about 'I'm in You.' I couldn't wait to get it done to know whether it was good or not.

There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.

I'm always thinking 'Don't mess this up.'

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

Auditioning is the worst.

There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.

There's always a bit of nerves that come with expectations and new situations.

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely think so. Ah delusive hope, how much further wilt thou lead me?

Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath.

My heart was always in my mouth when I started on a new routine.

Every time I do something or release something or announce a new project, there's always that fear that it won't go well.

I'm scared each time I start a movie, believe me. There's always a moment of panic when you're not sure if you're going to be able to meet the deadline.

I feel like I've mastered what nervousness is, and simply, nervousness is, fearing the future. Or, I like to put it as, thinking about things that you don't want in the future. Normally, artists may think, 'What if my show doesn't go well?' Boom. That's going to cause nervousness.

If I hear about a big match coming up, I'll get anxiety about it, and I'll start thinking about it, like, 'What's gonna happen? Is this my shot?'

When things are going good, I get nervous.

It's natural to get nervous about anything you care about.

Even if you're an optimist, there's some part of you that just tries to toughen up and be pragmatic and go, 'This isn't gonna happen. This isn't gonna happen.' I really felt that way through the process of 'Korra' because I knew 'Avatar,' and I knew how wonderful it was, and I was so terrified.

Auditioning sucks!

There is always that thing when you step up a level and you worry, am I going to be good enough? There's always doubt in my mind.