I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You got to have an emotional connect with the audience who watch you.
I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I'm on stage they're not privileged to see me. It's a privilege for me to see them.
To me, it's important to try and make an emotional connection with the audience.
I used to have trouble in front of an audience. I felt uncomfortable.
As long as I can make an audience feel something, I don't care whether it's a good thing or bad thing, just to feel something is important to me.
There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That's what acting is all about.
When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing.
I've felt emotions onstage that I never felt before; it has strengthened me as a person and as an artist.
It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.
You want the audience to be uncomfortable.