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I can be completely spontaneous, which is absolutely wonderful. I don't like it at the same time; no one wants to be nervous all the time, but that nervousness mixes with the excitement I feel on the stage, and it makes for a wonderful performance.

— Sophie B. Hawkins

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

What I really like seeing from the stage is people having their own moments, when people are doing some performance of their own.

— Florence Welch

If I walk out onstage and I get a warm, excited response, it makes me feel so confident and happy, and then it's so easy for me up there.

— Martina McBride

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

— Thia Megia

I can't say I don't get nervous, but I really kind of enjoy performing now.

— Liz Phair

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

— Rita Ora

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

— Timothy Olyphant

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

— Melanie Chisholm

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

— Kevin James

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

— Neko Case

✗Opposing Perspectives

I definitely loved going on stage, I loved the nervous feeling and the performance and the doing-ness of it. It always felt kind of natural and inevitable and logical.

— Sean Astin