Dan Hawkins Quotes

When it's going well, stand-up is the best thing in the world, but when it's not, it feels like all your toes are being pulled off one by one.

Auditioning is the worst.

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.

It's hard to act terrified when you have 200 crew members around you.

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

Auditioning is so nerve-racking.

Walking into a show when I was 16, at that time when it was the No. 1 hit show, and replacing a character comes with so many expectations. I felt a lot of pressure with that.

I'm on national TV in front of millions and I hate making mistakes.

My main weakness is nerves.

People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

Since this our first show, I think they'll see us sweat a lot.

You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it's completely different.

I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

I find the pressure to be funny when you're being interviewed live - quite intense.

You can't be in the zone in front of 12 million people, you've got to be chill.

For my TakeOver matches, I was always just a huge mess, a huge ball of nerves.

I'm not comfortable as a lead singer. Maybe I could do it in the studio, but I wouldn't have the confidence to play shows.

There are times when I do feel very nervous when I start a film. And I feel very nervous before the release. I do get stuck in some scenes, but that's very natural and human. It happens to all the artistes in the world.

I had gigged so much from the age of 11 to 20 that I got to a stage where I actually got less nervous the bigger the gig. But you need those butterflies: they make you feel alive.

I get too hyped before games.

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

Being the headliner is only more pressure if you're not very good.

Auditioning sucks!

There were so many emotions on 'Idol' with nervousness and pressure, but in good ways.