Emily Browning Quotes

Even having to do the amount of press that I have to do is dreadful and gives me so much anxiety. After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love', now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said.

I never mind doing press; it's never bothered me.

Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come out and face the cameras with confidence, but if they do, it will only help them. They will find themselves closer to their fans and will also get their word across more effectively.

I'm very unrelaxed doing a newspaper interview.

Mother considered a press conference on a par with a visit to a cage of cobras.

I'm totally not media shy and do interviews all the time and go to events and totally play along and actually enjoy talking to journalists most of the time.

On set is where I feel comfortable. The red carpet stuff, talking about the film, explaining your own life, it doesn't come naturally. It's all necessary stuff I suppose but it's not my strength.

I hate being interviewed. I'm like, 'Aaaarrgghh!' I don't like talking about myself.

I hate being up onstage with a microphone.

I'm not really a big fan of doing interviews.

When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

I do not speak frequently or otherwise to the press.

Being anxious is the worst feeling in the world.

I think for more than half of my career, I have refrained from talking to the media.

On talk shows I ask myself, 'What am I doing here?'

I did, but I'm not real fond of giving interviews.

We don't get too nervous for too may things, but on television a few million people are sitting there watching. Definitely a lot more nerves.

I mean, sometimes I hate interviews because I always feel like I sound stupid.

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

I'm frightened of interviews.

Sometimes interviews are fun and good conversations, but stuff like photo shoots and appearances at places where you have to meet a lot of people - I was never really made for this kind of stuff.

My first press tour for 'Vikings' was pretty overwhelming. Between all the hotels, TV shows and talking a lot, I would get done and have to sit in silence for a while. It was exhausting, and you really have to focus.

Interviews usually upset me in one way or another.

I was doing publicity for 'The Getaway'; people were coming in from all over the world to do six-minute interviews.

In an ideal world, everybody would find it easy to talk to the press... but not everybody is so excited.