When I was a young man, I was overly sensitive to things, and I found it difficult to eat when I was nervous. – Robert Barnes
I’m not even Indian-American: I’m Indian-Indian. Everybody expected me to have henna and a nose pin and talk in an accent like Apu from ‘The Simpsons.’ I was nervous because I wasn’t sure if America was ready for a lead that looked like me. – Priyanka Chopra
I still get nervous on dates. I’ll be sitting at dinner with a guy and I have to excuse myself and go to the bathroom because I can’t breathe. – Shannen Doherty
I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I’d start playing. – Yogi Berra
Sometimes, if you are nervous, it could actually turn out to be a manifestation of your exhaustion. The point is that any setback is bad, but if you see it from a perspective, you’ll recover. – Viswanathan Anand
I like the performing part, it gives me a huge rush but it still makes me nervous. Being in front of large crowds is intimidating to me and I feel myself withdrawing. – Torrie Wilson
For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not. – Toyin Odutola
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. – Trevor Donovan
Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as ‘Scott Bakoola.’ Not a good sign. I also didn’t get the show. – Scott Bakula
I’m always nervous taking on a period role because it’s difficult to research – you can’t observe it, go out and see it. But it’s satisfying because eventually you think, ‘I got there.’ – Shirley Henderson
Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual. – Thomas de Quincey
There’s five cameras, I don’t know how many people in the audience… depending on where we’re taping, there can be anywhere from 300 to 5,000 people, so the contestants are nervous. – Vanna White
I get very nervous before I get on the stage, but once I’m on the stage, I’m just, you know, me. Nothing hurts me. – Yoko Ono
I was very nervous about going up to teach at Stanford and very nervous even about going to ARPA. – Vint Cerf
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
Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting. – Yannick Noah
One of the biggest things I learned was that it’s OK to be nervous and admit that you’re having a hard time. – Samuel Larsen
I get really nervous when people are like, ‘I saw you in a trailer! I saw you on TV!’ Genuinely, my cheeks get red. – Zoey Deutch
It was hard to get guys to notice me, period, because I was so skinny and all my friends were curvy. Plus, I used to be very nervous in front of guys. – Tyra Banks
Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our nervous system, that do not possess the character of conscious actions. – Wilhelm Wundt
Although it’s the hub of the nervous system and the ultimate terminus of every nerve, the brain itself lacks enervation and therefore cannot feel pain. – Sam Kean