I couldn't tell what was real and what was my own fright.

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