What Amy Adams has said about Stage fright

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 22, 2026

Amy Adams, American actress, six-time Academy Award nominee, has been quoted on Stage fright 2 times in 1 episode of SmartLess, most recently on June 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Adams said she never expected to become an actress because she was a shy musical-theater kid with paralyzing stage fright.

    “I never thought I was going to be an actress. I was such a musical theater kid and mostly trained in ballet, but I was so shy, and I had paralyzing stage fright”

    SmartLess: "Amy Adams" (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 13:56

  • Adams said she still gets nervous in front of a camera but finds it more intimate than the stage.

    “I still get nervous in front of a camera, but it's such an intimate thing and you have one person you can focus on”

    SmartLess: "Amy Adams" (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 14:32

Episodes

  • "Amy Adams"

    SmartLess · Jun 22, 2026 · 57 min

    Actress Amy Adams joins SmartLess hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes to discuss her Army-family upbringing, stage fright, emergency heroics, and career from Junebug to Cape Fear.

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