Constance Zimmer Quotes

I'm scared of audiences.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

I can't stand up in front of people. It just fills me with horror.

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows.

I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.

My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die.

That's a curious paradox that I don't think a lot of people out there know; that you get really scared before you go on. You come out in a nervous rash, and it's not like you actually love getting up there and showing off.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.

I have big, big stage fright.

The bigger the crowds get, the more nervous I get. I actually am very comfortable with a half-filled room of people who are slightly disinterested and are irritated at a Barnes & Noble.

I definitely get stage fright.

I was just terrified in front of the camera. I couldn't even say my own name. I walked out of a handful of auditions. I mean, ran out in cold sweats. I was just so nervous and insecure.

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I go around the country, and I speak to colleges, conferences and thousands of people at a time, and I'm like, 'Great. Fine. Whatever.' Coming to speak to about 60 kids, I am scared to death.

For me, for every single job, I don't care if it is a reading, I don't care if it is a guest spot on a TV show, or a film. I always get the heebie jeebies.

Comedy kind of terrifies me. I feel pretty intimidated.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

Performing was terrifying.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

I think my worst nightmare is standing up in front of a group of people.