I felt very insecure about whether I was up to recreating my stage 'Fagin' in front of a camera.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera.
I've ended up spending more time in front of a camera than on stage, but the stage is where I come from.
When I started getting in front of the camera a lot, I think my confidence started to come out.
I'm comfortable in front of a camera, and I'm used to being watched, although that kind of bugged me at first. On the stage, though, I'm scared. I really get frightened in front of people.
I was just terrified in front of the camera. I couldn't even say my own name. I walked out of a handful of auditions. I mean, ran out in cold sweats. I was just so nervous and insecure.
I am a little bit of an egomaniac. I like being in front of the camera, so I take advantage of it when I can.
After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn't want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn't think I would stop acting, but I didn't want to be seen.
When I am in front of the camera or on stage, I am not me.
When I get in front of a camera all my fears and my inhibitions just go away. As a model, I feel that I am acting, too, playing different parts and showing different facets of myself.
I never had the desire to get in front of the camera. It never occurred to me! I always thought I'd be a theater actor.