Quotes About Stage

You never know how many times you're going to be able to come out on Rod Laver Arena and just play.

You know, we're not on stage, we're not doing a play, so we don't have a relationship with the audience but going through that process and also just hearing how much people love the film, you feel like you do have a relationship with the audience.

With all the hundreds of dresses and shoes I have, it would be an absolute crime if I don't have a little girl. I have a whole room at home filled with my stage wear.

Before I ever did a stage concert, I'd done hundreds of living-room concerts, which helped a lot.

That day, Cooper becomes the first Romeo ever to be arrested after a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Within thirty seconds of the gym lights coming back on, he's flanked by the two cops and marched off the stage.

Human communication, it sometimes seems to me, involves an exaggerated amount of time. How briefly and to the point people always seem to speak on the stage or on the screen, while in real life we stumble from phrase to phrase with endless repetition.

Everybody knows the World Series of Poker is the biggest stage in the world. This is where you make your name.

My parents were always supportive. They didn't say, 'Get a real job.' They believed in the arts, and they prepared me to be skilled. I'm lucky I can drop into these worlds - into a studio or onto a set or go on stage - and feel comfortable.

Those first big concerts we played as 'Throwing Copper' started to really reach people worldwide - I think we played our first big arena show at the George Estate basketball arena down in Atlanta. I remember showing up and standing on stage and just being like, 'I can't believe this is going to be full of people. This is huge.'

I don't think I was ever designed to be a ubiquitous worldwide star. I'm a singer-songwriter writing quite personal songs. You're not supposed to chuck me on a stage with bells and whistles. There was a struggle ahead after that happened, and perhaps I was trying to write songs to compete in that arena.

'The Yes Album,' of course, was the album that put Yes' name on the worldwide stage.

Coming back to Flint and seeing my family keeps me humble. Even though I've been on a worldwide stage, I can still communicate with them on a hood level, if that's what you want to call it.

It's been phenomenal to finally be recognized for my talents and to be on a worldwide stage where people can see me, see what I do and see what I say. It's really been incredible.

Perhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage.

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.

When I'm acting, I'm just worried about that piece of the pie, contributing to the whole. But when you're directing, you... get the vision out of your head and on the stage.

My adrenaline is definitely going, but it's mostly my real, laid-back persona carrying over on stage. When I first started, I was nervous, I'd be really high energy, and I'd be sweating. Now it's just my job. It's like a machinist who goes to work every day and uses the same drill bits. He's not worried about taking his finger off.

I think, for anybody - not even when you're on stage - it's good to dress in the way that you're comfortable; it definitely boosts your confidence. If you're worried about what you look like the whole time, you're not going to be able to be confident.

I am not worried about playing in front of a big crowd.

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't have to worry about anything because I'm not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out.

Theater will always be a huge part of my life. The high I get from doing theater is not, quite honestly, matched by many things. I like the fact that when you step out on the stage, for that given night, for better or for worse, you are the master of the boards. I love it to death.

As an actress, there's nothing worse than not knowing your cues.

Nothing feels worse than having to break the stage down before the performance, and I mean nothing.

Most comics worship music on some level. It's more rock-n-roll to get up there for an hour and make people laugh.