George Chakiris Quotes

I lack confidence as an actor.

I felt very insecure about whether I was up to recreating my stage 'Fagin' in front of a camera.

I'm just terrible at auditions. I don't know how anyone does it.

Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

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

I always feel kind of absurd and presumptuous presenting a speech.

I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?'

I'm afraid that I won't do a good job when I go into an audition.

I used to get nervous just going to the stage door, seeing people waiting to talk to me. I was afraid of being caught out in some way or not being right.

Every time I go out to perform, believe me. You never lose that fear of, 'I hope I do it right. I hope I don't fall flat on my face. I hope this will be good for them.'

At every premiere, I stand in the back, I never sit, worrying. And then maybe I hear them laugh or whatever, and the muscles unclench a little. But always, I feel like it's a fluke, that I'll never be able to do it again.

I get nervous before every shoot. I'm really jealous of the people that can just rest on their laurels and say, 'I'm good; this is it.'

To be honest, I am scared of acting, and moreover, I want to be perfect on the musical stage first.

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

I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley - so I think I did a terrible job.

I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish.

I always get nervous when I watch what I'm in. Very self-critical.

I'm not trying to steal the show. I tend to shy away from - I don't want to say the spotlight - how about responsibility? It's just very daunting. These movies are very intimidating. 'Captain America.' This is the stuff I struggle with.

As an actor, one of my greatest fears is losing my memory.

Because I've got an AFI award, I feel there is a certain expectation when I walk into a room, you know, that 'That Deb Mailman must know something!' But I'm just as nervous with every experience. I still doubt whether or not I can pull something off. I still think, 'When is the review going to come along that says Deb Mailman's not very good?'

On stage, I am in the dark.

Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.'

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

I'm intimidated every day I go on the stage and everyday I go on a movie set. It's terrifying and I always want to reshoot the first day or the first week, I'm so terrified.