Thomas Gibson Quotes

When I got Jacob's Latter, I was nervous because I felt I wasn't allowed to fail. I felt that they were waiting for one little failure and that would prove them right and I'd be, 'out of there.'

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a real reputation and they've paid you lots of money and all that.

When you blow an audition that you have a lot of importance on, it haunts you for years.

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

Everyone's just looking at you. They're expecting you to win every game, and it's just not possible.

I don't want to disappoint - that's a nightmare to me.

If you are not careful, you will drown in your expectations.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

If you're not scoring the frustrations build up.

If you have a level of expectation in your life that you have to be a quote-unquote star, whatever that means, you might be setting yourself up for failure.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off.

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

High expectations produce high frustrations.

You don't want to disappoint, or feel like you're trying to recreate the magic of something.

I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House dinner or hosting charity events or that night's show: Until they're over, I worry, then I move right on to the next thing. It's hard for me to enjoy the moment. I'm just thinking about not failing.

'Don't worry about it, and you'll be great,' said nobody, ever.

Relegation - that's pressure.

It is a burden that people have expectations about me.

I carried around a lot of weight and anxiety - expectations of being a top draft pick and fulfilling those. It was really burdensome and not fun. Stressful. I had to go through some things before I finally turned that around and got back to playing for the right reasons.

Sometimes you don't play well or you don't score, and in those times, the pressure comes from all around you as well as from yourself.

I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

I think anytime you put the weight of the world on yourself saying, 'I have to perform,' or, 'I have to get a completion. I have to throw a touchdown,' nine times out of 10, I think you're going to fail.

Auditioning sucks!