A turtle should take fright at the sound of a boiling pot.

The whole concept of stage fright is fascinating. Actors get stage fright, but they wouldn't be on the stage in the first place if…

— Robert Greene

Of course it does on opening night, but I've never had that devastating stage fright that some people get, but apparently, you can develop…

— Joan Collins

Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless! Once you have taken up the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any life in you.…

— Swami Vivekananda

“A fool, what with sheer fright and fine sentiments, is always safe.”

— Joseph Conrad

“She had had a real fright but had fallen back to earth. The odd thing was that in her fall her fear too had…

— Henry James

At first, I had such stage fright, and it was always comforting to look over and see my big brother.

— Sasha Spielberg

If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And if you don't tell me, I am going to grab the nearest…

— David Levithan

Reading a great book causes jolts and frights.

— Mason Cooley

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.

— Constance Marie

Stage fright and acting blocks are just unfocused or misplaced energy. Everything is possible if you know how and where to focus to invite…

— Marjo-Riikka Makela

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a…

— Brooke Burke

I turn away with fright and horror from the lamentable evil of functions which do not have derivatives.

— Charles Hermite

I know a lot of screen actors who think they left it too long to go back on stage and now they have really…

— Aimee Lou Wood

I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I begin a…

— Sefi Atta

“To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence.”

— Sun Tzu