When you get real stage fright, it comes like a sledgehammer out of the blue in the middle of something that you know you've done too many times before, and there's no rhyme or reason for it. It's something quite different from being nervous. It's almost paralysing.
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"When you get real stage fright, it comes like a sledgehammer out of the blue in the middle of something that you know you've done too many times before, and there's no rhyme or reason for it. It's something quite different from being nervous. It's almost paralysing." — Billie Whitelaw
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When you get real stage fright, it comes like a sledgehammer out of the blue in the middle of something that you know you've done too many times before, and there's no rhyme or reason for it. It's something quite different from being nervous. It's almost paralysing. — Billie Whitelaw
About Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw was a Actor from United Kingdom (1932–2014).
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This quote is attributed to Billie Whitelaw, a Actor from United Kingdom.
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Billie Whitelaw lived from 1932 – 2014.