I liked being on stage; I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I just liked the feeling of being on stage.
Though I acted in hundreds of productions, appeared at the Guthrie Theatre and on Broadway in Amadeus, I discovered in my thirties that I didn't really like stage acting. The presence of the audience, the eight shows a week and the possibility of a long run were all unnatural to me.
At first, I wasn't really keen on the idea of me being on stage having to sing in front of people.
I'm not from a theatrical background where people do like to work it out on some stage space.
I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.
I was more used to acting onstage, for a long time. I don't know, maybe I was temperamentally more suited to stage stuff. And there are things about the stage that I miss in a lot of ways.
It took me years to actually get comfortable on the stage. I prefer the intimacy of screen; it comes easier to me. In theater, you have to be louder and bigger - that was harder for many years in my teens. But now I've conquered that. I eat up the stage. I love it.
When I was doing 'Britain's Got Talent,' I really enjoyed it, but I found it very difficult to be in the audience. I like to be on stage; I feel safer on stage because I'm in control.
I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out.
I was not naturally meant to be on stage. I hated being in the spotlight; I was scared.