Quotes About Showmanship

I'm no intellect. I'm no preacher. I'm an entertainer. And If I don't get up there and entertain people, I'm not giving them what they paid for.

Although I'm predominantly known for game-shows, I do prefer to be known as a performer.

When I go on stage, I'm a different man. I become Chubby Checker, And when I'm not Chubby Checker, I'm preparing to be him.

The entertainment is in the presentation.

I love performing, and I love being in front of people. I love the pressure you get and the pleasure performing brings.

When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

Point a light at me, and I'll start tap dancing.

I took tap and ballet, which likely contributed to my sense of rhythm and showmanship. I love creating music that gets people moving together, free of inhibitions.

Houdini for instance, could sometimes complete his escape acts in seconds—but he drew them out to minutes, to make the audience sweat.

So, what I do is a mixture of genuine psychological technique as well as all the chicanery and showmanship of the magician but it was enormously tempting to see what a clinical psychologist would make of it.

I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.

His quest to create a powerful first impression was good showmanship, but it also exposed the aesthetic despot residing within.

Don't go to the circus.

I'm always trying to show versatility. I'm juggling, and I'm flipping fire, and I'm chewing gum and rhyming at the same time... on a unicycle, while playing the drums.

Every year, the Friday before the new Saturday-morning shows would premiere, the networks would do this big preview special, and I was always glued to the TV. As horrible as they were, they were entertaining at the time. There was a lot of showmanship from the networks based around the new lineup.

Sprinkle in a bit of pro wrestling in MMA is good. You get the fans talking. They want that drama.

When you get to go out and perform on a great pro wrestling show, it's awesome. It's hard not to enjoy it.

I'm all for big production - I love putting on shows.

If you respect the audience and on stage you put on a disguise, that is part of the show.

I don't want to be difficult personally. On stage is the right place for a diva.

I've been writing way before 'X Factor,' and I've been doing shows before 'X Factor.' And everything I did on this show was me being me. Same way I acted in the show is the same way I act now as an artist.

He sells, he knows how to talk, he's smart, he's no fool. McGregor doesn't fight, he just reacts, he's never first to throw a punch. He goes in there to tease, not to fight. He's like Muhammad Ali.

I am not a technical drummer at all. I'm more from the Keith Moon/Lars Ulrich school of, 'Hey, look at me!' I just get up there and bash.