Jim Parsons Quotes

[That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, 'I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, 'Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'

Personally, I hate waiking the red carpet. You are expected to conform to every single expectation. People will say, "Try as hard as you can not to sweat on the red carpet." Meanwhile you are super nervous, and there are tons of camera flashes, and people are screaming your name. It's not fun - not for me, at least!

Award shows are really silly. I'm very happy for the people that win the awards, and I can say they're really silly, but I would love to get one. So I also know wasting time on that is pointless.

When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show.

The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous.

As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.

We don't get too nervous for too may things, but on television a few million people are sitting there watching. Definitely a lot more nerves.

The Hollywood Film Awards were really stressful. It was the biggest press line I'd ever seen.

I think the most important thing about the Emmys stuff is just to enjoy it. It can get really stressful in weird ways, and I have definitely experienced that. This year, I really just want to have it be a fun celebration!

When I was younger, the red carpet used to terrify me because it's not about playing a part: you're not in a film pretending to be someone - you are yourself. It's intimidating.

It's the only time that I'm ever nervous on stage, is when we're doing live TV. Especially an awards show, because I know you can't fix it.

You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it's completely different.

A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.

For the most part, these awards shows, while they are fun, they're high-pressure for the people who are nominated and for those walking the red carpet.

The first time I went to the Emmys was amazing. I had someone make me a dress - like, made for me.

As an athlete, I feel like I have a little bit of control - or a lot of control - of the situation. When you're the in the stands, you have no control of the situation.

Trust me: it's no fun where we're on the fourth set, or you've got to serve second serve on a break point down.

It's a hard time, winning the Super Bowl or losing the Super Bowl.

I have played in big clubs for many, many years. When you win, it is good, but when you lose, nobody is going to be happy, and the pressure is going to be there.

In the end, the Super Bowl is just a football game. You try to take a couple of big, deep breaths and convince yourself it's just another game. You try to, anyway.

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

Ultra competitive people who always need to win end up enjoying things less.

The only acting you ever see at the Oscars is when people act like they’re not mad they lost. Nicole Kidman was smiling so wide, she should have won an Emmy at the Oscars for her great performance. I was like, "If you’d done that in the movie, you’d have won an Oscar, girl."

When you've got a date on your calendar saying that you will be putting this in front of people in four weeks, that will get your nerves good, yeah.