The prima ballerinas who taught me were far more scary than Gordon Ramsay. They'd scream at me and pull my legs and arms, so after them Gordon was a piece of cake.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Gordon Ramsay, the only chef in London honored with three stars by the 'Guide Michelin,' is not a monster.
I'm Gordon Ramsay, for goodness sake: people know I'm volatile.
I doubt I'd ever do television to the extent that, say, Gordon Ramsay has.
I wanted to be a ballerina so badly. You can be seen and take over the spotlight without speaking. I had a fear of speaking in public back then.
When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That's probably why it's so scary, because they scared me.
I guess I could've been a prima ballerina. Or a nurse. Aretha Nightingale!
I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.
I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like Carla on 'Cheers.' People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.
I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.
To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.