Quotes About Performance

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

The pressure of being a goalkeeper is one of those things that attracts a lot of people to the position, if you don't have that, if you don't enjoy that pressure, I don't think you're suited to playing goalkeeper. It's about being strong mentally, being able to see the difference between making honest mistake and silly mistakes.

People's beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities. Ability is not a fixed property; there is huge variablitiy in how you perform.

I enjoyed being in 'The Ten Commandments.' That was a great experience - to suddenly become one of those holy people. I was holier than thou.

I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips.

Even though I was very shy, I found I could get onstage if I had a new identity.

He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace.

Even though I haven't released a song since 2010, I have still performed, so I don't feel I have been completely away from music. I have been away on a mainstream level, of course. But releasing a single this way - on my own independent record label - is more fun.

I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.

Believe me when I say this: you can't please everyone in concert, even though I still want to. Someone always wants you to sing a song that isn't necessarily on your set list.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

The hardest achievement in acting - in my opinion, anyway - is nailing a role that absolutely nobody else could have played. Pacino owned Michael Corleone... but DeNiro could have owned it as well. Who else, though, but Val Kilmer could have nailed Jim Morrison? Does anyone besides Will Ferrell pull off Ron Burgundy?

I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.

I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.

I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved.

I saw 'Magic Mike,' and I thought it was great.

I saw a clown knock the head off another clown and I thought it was the real thing. It scared me so much, I made my mother take me home and I've dodged circuses ever since.

I actually went to an Oasis concert. I thought they were a brilliant songwriting band.

Bands have good nights, and they have bad nights. I'm not going to cover up anything or pretend. For me, personally, that's just my thought process.

My thought process is that when they see me play: 'We'll have to keep him.' That's how I think. But you have to think like that.

Stand-up is cool. In stand-up, you get to learn about yourself if you do it from a thoughtful place.

I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.

I'm not going to do a song that's really sad and thoughtful. Although I've done ballads like 'Dear Darlin',' I want to make them dance and be happy.