Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner

I busked a few times in Asheville, North Carolina, when I was 18. It was terrifying. I was probably just trying to meet girls.

Abbi Jacobson
Abbi Jacobson

I had this job where I had to cold call people, and that was terrifying to me, and that was on a far different level than invading their space.

Adam Ferrara
Adam Ferrara

At 140, 150, that's when the car starts floating. At 160, that's when you start seeing dead relatives. At 180, it's, like, terrifying and exciting.

Adina Porter
Adina Porter

One-liners that must land perfectly in just the right nanosecond can be terrifying.

Alan Menken
Alan Menken

My favorite experience, in general, probably was the 'Little Shop' experience, which probably was terrifying, frustrating, and exhilarating and amazing, but because it was the first, that was the one where I watched the show just launch itself for the first time and thought, 'Oh my God, I'm going to have a career.'

Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette

Typically, I would run away from conflict and write about it - that was easier than staying and dealing face-to-face with humans; that's terrifying for me.

Alek Wek
Alek Wek

Leaving southern Sudan as a child was terrifying. It was 1985, and my family and I were trying to escape to Khartoum, the capital in the North, to safety.

Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara

I think fame is such a scary thing, and it's something I can never understand. It's terrifying, but it's the only way I get to do what I love every day, you know?

Alex O'Loughlin
Alex O'Loughlin

Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying.

Alex O'Loughlin
Alex O'Loughlin

I put a bushfire out. It was one of the most incredible things, terrifying. We get them a lot in Australia.