Quotes About Performance

The fans can accept a poor performance, but they won't take it when you choose not to put in the effort.

Since 1993, I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that 'gay' is an artificial category when it comes to measuring a man or woman's on-the-job performance or commitment to shared goals. It says little about the person.

Learning to read, for the brain, is a lot like an amateur ringmaster first learning how to organise a three-ring circus. He wants to begin individually and then synchronise all the performances. It only happens after all the separate acts are learned and practised long and well.

I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.

I can see it in even great actors' performances, when they're phoning it in.

Every time I see a live performance of something, I'm like, 'I want to be doing that!'

My favourite performances are by actresses like Bette Davis in 'All About Eve' or Gena Rowlands in pretty much anything - performances that have nothing to do with age.

The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment.

An emotional performance is usually more instinctive to an actor.

Firms would be given initial entitlements to gross markup on the basis of past performance. These entitlements would be transferable and a market in them would be developed.

I really appreciate that: to walk into an environment where everyone is serious and dedicated to creating the best performance possible and challenging themselves to figure out the most interesting way to approach the work.

I've had the healthy and sobering experience of constantly working with music that is invariably better than any performance of it can be.

In 'BV,' every actor's performance touches your heart. The team on the show is dedicated, which inspires me a lot.

When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.

My performance at Rio gave me closure. I did my best and could not have done any more.

I feel like everything's got to be neat and everything's got to be right before I put on my performance, so I brush my hair.

But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.

I'm committed to an honest expression, not necessarily a performance.

As an individual, I have no fear of failure... I think that translates on-screen in my performances.

You act in a movie, and at the end of the day, the director and editor decide what your performance is.

The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.

The opportunity to be a part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio is a huge milestone in my career, and it will be the biggest performance of my life.

I think fitness and performance levels are the right indicators to determine if it's the time to leave the scene.

I believe in pay for performance.