Bruce Robinson Quotes

It's quite hard for me being an actress because I actually don't like attention.

I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.

I'm a very shy person and I never tried to do theater.

The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it.

I could never imagine myself acting in front of a camera or doing anything in front of the camera. I was a very shy girl.

I don't really like to audition, and that works against me. It's bad to be an actor and not like to audition.

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

I have fear, always, on the set. Insecurity to the point where the first week I always think I could be fired. I think that's a fear most actors have.

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.

I would get ill before going onstage - something about getting in front of people, and if they don't laugh, I'm a bomb. I got over it when somebody laughed.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist.

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

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me.

I've never been onstage in my life.

I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.

I grew up craving the spotlight, and once it happened, I immediately recoiled.

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.

I'm nervous when taking part in any movie.

I suffer from stage fright, so I blabber on stage and stop midway through my performances. I cannot even write a cheque, as it makes me nervous. Being around people makes me nervous. But I'm very comfortable in front of the camera, and this I realised many films later.

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

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

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

I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke.