theshannarachronicles:

If you love it, do it as much as possible.  Get into acting class, do as many plays as you can.  I’m a very shy person, and when I was a kid the only way I came out of my shell was when I was able to hide within a character.  Fear is a part of the game, but you can also use it as fuel.  You can channel that energy into getting what your character needs.  It’s all about where you place your attention.  I personally meditate, journal, read plays, go to acting class, voice class, dance class…anything I can find to get me out of my comfort zone.  Use your fear as a compass to where you need to go.  

Here is a marvelous quote that I keep close:

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. … No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others”
― Martha Graham

Godspeed!