Quotes About Performance

Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.

Before every show, I eat half a rotisserie chicken.

When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

It's much more casual than it was, but my clothes and my ring attire - I thought up half of what I brought to the show.

To me, the costume does half the job for you, or even more than half of the job.

If you get the right cast, half your work is done.

I played with Arthur Godfrey for about a year and a half.

My mother loves it when I talk about her. Half the time, I think she says things that she knows will go straight into the act.

When I was doing 'All in the Family,' half the time, I was looking at where the cameras were, where were the other actors in the scene, what the audience was doing.

It all goes back to the players putting everything out on the pitch. They commit to the game, so the support gets behind them straight away. They don't see half-hearted performances, they don't see people that are not running around. They see players competing, putting in the effort and enthusiasm.

I think I started lip-synching about halfway through the first day, and it's not as easy as you think it would be. But it's definitely better than a day job.

Why would you have a seven-hour show? The fans are going to be so tired halfway through the show.

I really didn't understand how I got from my singing teacher's living room to the Albert Hall.

My first gig was at Radio City Music Hall when I was 13.

I don't believe being a Hall of Famer is based on individual accolades. I think winning has a lot to do with it. But perhaps more than that, you simply have to show that you are the best or among the best at what you do.

'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.

I got to travel to Australia and I got to main event at Korakuen Hall.

I've graced almost every stage in N.Y., from Webster Hall to Gramercy Theater to Best Buy.

It's really a music hall act that we do.

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.

I'd like to continue doing movies, clubs, concert halls and television. I like something about each one.

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.

Elvis wore a halo. Otis Redding did, too. You knew you were playing with a star when you played with them.