Becoming Quote by Tim Minchin

Stand-up is so rewarding, and I enjoy the acting opportunities I've had, but the only time I really feel bad is when I feel…

— Jim Gaffigan

When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people…

— Jimmy Rushing

Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.

— Jim Gaffigan

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.

— John Hawkes

I've always been the opposite of a paranoid. I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance my well-being.

— Anonymous

Stand-up is a very scary, very solitary profession, but you have to experience it to figure out if it's right for you.

— Doug Benson

My big fear is that if I act the way I am, people will notice that there is nothing to see. So I have…

— Slavoj Žižek

Every now and then, I feel terribly uncomfortable with what I'm working on, and then I think maybe I am an artist. I'm not…

— Tom Hollander

The idea of doing stand-up is terrifying to me.

— Charlie Day

We all have our insecurity and that's normal. And you have to learn to accept that about being an artistic person or aspiring to…

— Annette Bening

It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a lot of people…

— Bat for Lashes

As I always have with stand-up or anything, you kind of draw on what you're going through in your life.

— Aziz Ansari