Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
Stage fright is my worst problem. A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations.
There's so much pressure on kids to perform and to be the best they can be, and particularly with boys: boys who are the gifted ones get loaded with an awful lot of expectation and self-expectation, and that's really hard for an 18 year old.
We knew no matter how well 'Phir Hera Pheri' does, it would always be compared to 'Hera Pheri.' Yet, we took it as a challenge.
Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires.
When I like someone a lot, I get scared that I'll let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks I'm good.
I'm always the favorite heading into fights. My accomplishments don't get credit because I'm supposed to win.
Sometimes the weight of expectations, of doing anything, can be a little bit heavy.
There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.
There are expectations with sequels, and people want them to be bigger and better than the prequel.
I feel like people are expecting me to fail; therefore, I expect myself to win.
If you aren't winning, we are not going to be happy.
When I met Ram Charan, he told me not to worry about how much my films make. After 'Magadheera,' people began expecting big things from him. So he did films to keep up to that expectation. He advised me to not fall into that trap.
I think every time you step on the field you have a certain amount of pressure on you to succeed.
It's easier to debut in a game than make a comeback, because in the latter, people know you and expect something from you. When you're playing your first match, they're just excited and don't know what you're capable of.
Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations.
I kind of think the rookie wall is all in your mind, to be completely honest.
The truth is when you have a movie that was as successful as 'Chronicle' was, it's not as quick of a process. There are a lot more voices coming in and saying 'This is what the sequel should be' because there's a bigger expectation and a bigger fear of failure. And that's really what's going on with 'Chronicle 2.'
Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.
The burden of being a constant symbol, of having to live up to a symbol of advancement, of progress, of being perfect in some way and always representing the destiny of an entire people - that is supposed to be invincibility. That's enormous.
The hapless wit has his labors always to begin, the call for novelty is never satisfied, and one jest only raises expectation of another.
I was afraid of not living up to what people expected me to be.
If someone has reached a certain level, it is always expected that he becomes better and better, but there are also phases in which it does not run so smoothly - and that's human.
I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel.
The press made me something I really wasn't and I tried to live up to what they made me.
