Quotes About Performance

Not all, but too many of the best writers, composers, and artists of our time begin to be acclaimed only when they no longer have anything to say and take to performing instead of stating.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin' it in front of an audience and had to deliver.

Acting is a marvelous profession ... If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much about your own character and motivations.

I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time.

When you shoot a film, you have very little time to waste, and I try to go into the character as soon as possible and stay there as much as I can.

I've been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn't nervous and there's no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice.

I want to play my best, day in and day out. It's a pride thing for me. I'm going to go out there and dominate the guy I'm playing against every time.

Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score.

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.

We always have a good time playing, and I'm glad it shows.

Sammy Sosa's a September player, so you have to watch out for him. It's crunch time, time to make history.

I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it.

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

When I play live, I feel how the audience is going and follow and lead at the same time.

Intellect has to surrender to instinct when it is time to play.

I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business.

I do dance music, and I can be pretty camp myself from time to time.

After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way.

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.

Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.

In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.

You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman.