“Stop your whining. If you are frightened, be silent. Whining is for prey. It attracts predators. And you are not prey.” — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
The Bat that flits at close of Eve Has left the Brain that won't believe. The Owl that calls upon the Night… — William Blake Copy Share Image
Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of… — Jeanne Moreau Copy Share Image
If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
I feel the audience are friends that have come to see us. That was always how we look on it in the… — Carlene Carter Copy Share Image
All anyone really needs to know about barbed wire is that it can tear the arse out of your trousers, give a… — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
Well, very splendid and very frightening. But splendid things are often frightening. Sometimes, it's the fright that makes them splendid at all. — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
If you're making a horror film, it's very important that you have lots of quiet, suspensey, don't-know-what's-happening stuff before you get the… — Sam Neill Copy Share Image
“And he knew that there would always be the fear before performing, the stage fright, that would never go away, but he… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
Stage fright and acting blocks are just unfocused or misplaced energy. Everything is possible if you know how and where to focus… — Marjo-Riikka Makela Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we cannot see or hear or breathe because of our fright that this is all our bodies will know. We're scared… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
“And then, in a skittering, chittering rush, it came. The hand, running high on its fingertips, scrabbled through the tall grass and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
In China there was once a man who liked pictures of dragons, and his clothing and furnishings were all designed accordingly. His… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
I hadn't been on the big screen in 40 years when I did the horror film 'Fright Night,' so during production of… — Amanda Bearse Copy Share Image
Whatever’s there to feel, feel it – the riddance, the relief, the fright and freedom, the fear of forgetting, the dull ache… — Thomas Lynch Copy Share Image
It's never fun to be scared [about stage fright] but I think that it is important and it's healthy to always push… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
Old age is the lubricant of belief. When death knocks at the door, skepticism flies out the window. A serious cardiovascular fright… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“We can always hope, but we must not live on hope. Let us step beyond expectations, and remain resilient. Let us breathe… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
I like to take a puff or two before going on the air. I still get stage fright when I have to… — Bob Denver Copy Share Image
Throughout my career, the pounding in my heart, the fright, has been ever-present, but I never turned back. Fear can be a… — Nina Tassler Copy Share Image
“Regalia Mason frightened her because she was very clever and almost kind sometimes, the way people who didn't care about you at… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“Don't let the rain drive you to the wrong shelter; the shade can turn out to be your protector and also your… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
If death itself were to die, would it have a ghost, and would the ghost of death visit the dead in the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Of course it does on opening night, but I've never had that devastating stage fright that some people get, but apparently, you… — Joan Collins Copy Share Image
I've never had stage fright, that would mean you were paralyzed like a rabbit in headlights and you wouldn't be able to… — Tess Daly Copy Share Image
The gospel sets us free to become the romantic leaders of our marriages without fright or hesitation. Because we have been forever… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
Anytime you have to get intimate on camera, it's always a little interesting. You have to trick your brain almost, so that… — Evan Rachel Wood Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the only way to conquer stage fright is to get up on stage and play. Every time you play… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front; And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Yes, I was scared, it was like stage fright, but I worked through it. If you've gotten to the door, you shouldn't… — Lara Fabian Copy Share Image
I'm a great self-doubter. I constantly need to prove myself to myself. I've never run to heroin or alcohol to hide that.… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I’m warning you, stay back! This sword has magic.' 'Magic!' the dragon gasped in mock fright. It put a claw to its… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
“out of the forest. The dwarf sprang up in a fright, but he could not reach his cave, for the bear was… — Jacob Grimm Copy Share Image
I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I… — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
I don't know about other comedians, but I know that I never have felt anything like stage fright. I've felt nervous before… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
It is a great mistake, as we have already remarked, to be afraid of Him and to act in His presence like… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Stage fright, like epilepsy, is a divine ailment, a sacred madness... It is a grace that is sufficient in the old Jesuit… — Charles Rosen Copy Share Image
I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image