Nicholas Brendon (Nicholas Brendon Schultz) Quotes

When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.

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• When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.

  

  Nicholas Brendon
  • Frightened
  • Auditioning
  • Stutter