Abusive Quote by Marilyn Manson

When I'm speaking on stage I feel my most empowered and my most vulnerable. So much could go wrong. That tension is such a…

— Danielle LaPorte

I'm really vulnerable onstage because it's just me. I'm not really trying to put up a front or act a certain way.

— Big Sean

I love the stage and try to balance it out with movies. If you take the stage away from me, then nothing will be…

— Anupam Roy

It was a slow process of getting closer and closer to my actual personality on stage. And now there's very little separation. I definitely…

— Mae Martin

Onstage was where I felt the most confident and in control and free, and as I've gotten older, it's gotten more and more daunting.…

— Ari Graynor

I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?

— Patti LaBelle

Sometimes I feel really bad for the audience. I don't know how to make them happy. And you just feel drained cause you're trying…

— Charlyne Yi

I know what my sweet spot has been. It's personal stuff, dysfunction, fear of intimacy, family stuff, psychology stuff. I eviscerate myself onstage.

— Richard Lewis

I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.

— Imelda Staunton

And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself…

— Gwen Stefani

Just feeling free to walk out on stage and be myself is pretty damn significant.

— Ty Herndon

I thought I would be too vulnerable on stage doing standup. I didn't want to get up there and say: 'This is who I…

— Lolly Adefope