Quotes About Performance

I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was.

I don't usually like talking about acting or what my process is, and all those kinds of things, because I don't necessarily think it's helpful to talk about how I do my job.

Pretty much all children are helpful to act with; they lack any guile when they act.

I feel like I've figured out the way that I can talk about things that are important to me and have my music and the way of performance be healing and be helpful.

The wickets in England are very helpful to me.

The good thing about helping an actor create a performance is, you really don't know how you're going to do it. It's a challenge every time you get to the set. That keeps the energy flowing all the time.

And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.

You have to learn to express differently. Whenever I do TV or film, I ask if I can see the shot to see, to see if it's full body or a close-up. That helps me understand how to communicate.

When you break out the acoustic guitar, the words are the focal point unless you're the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar. So the words have to have meaning.

Jimi Hendrix is a classic example of a player in which everything he did, it was all in his hands.

Jimi Hendrix was the master of live stuff. He was my inspiration to do the yo-yo, everything he did on stage was awesome.

I would love to play Henry IV, Henry V, and Hamlet.

I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.

I learned how to turn it on and turn it off. You learn that in theater, too, but for film work, I learned from doing 'Henry,' I learned how to leave work at work and go home. There's always spillover. Actors speak of this.

Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry had more quality than Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.

I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

I'm here to put on a show.

Cricketers have to perform in front of millions, and there are no retakes. If then you become a hero, you deserve all the accolades coming your way.

I could not play a straight-ahead courageous hero. It's not what I do.

I never use the word 'hero' in sports. Hero is way above 'star.' I save 'star' for sports. Sports is entertainment; that's all it is.

I thought Charlize Theron was awesome in 'Mad Max,' and that was a very masculine kind of hero.

It's interesting to explore the darker side, but the hero piece is interesting as well. It's like choosing between comedy or drama. I like to do both.

I don't compete with actresses; I only compete with heroes.

If you win, you're heroes. But if you don't, then you're losers. That might sound harsh, but that's the way it is.