Adult life Quote by Tatiana Maslany

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'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.

— Lana Del Rey

I had a real passion for performing. I craved the attention. I was a goofy kid just like I am a goofy adult. So…

— Tom Green

I always wanted to be an artist of some sort and I was really shy growing up, so performing didn't really seem like a…

— Alison Sudol

I love being onstage. As I've gotten older, it terrifies me more and more, which is interesting.

— Ari Graynor

I think I always enjoyed the energy of a crowd, of being onstage. It started when I was even younger doing public speaking at…

— Tom Green

Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I…

— Sara Bareilles

I've felt emotions onstage that I never felt before; it has strengthened me as a person and as an artist.

— Ricky Martin

When you first start out in stand-up and, probably, as any performer, you enjoy the attention so much, and even though that hasn't died…

— Tig Notaro

I always loved the sheer physical act of being onstage.

— Rosemary Harris

Onstage, of course, you have the luxury of rehearsal and discovery and time and comfort, which then turns into terror when you actually have…

— Julianne Nicholson

As a child, I loved being onstage. I loved singing, I loved the lights, I loved the adrenaline. I even loved learning lines. I…

— Emma Watson