Quotes About Performance

Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending.

I live halfway between reality and theater at all times. And I was born this way.

I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do.

As a bowler, there are times when you do not get wickets, and you don't have the numbers to show against your name. But never has the thought crossed my mind that I am not a confident bowler and the wickets are not coming my way.

If I see an actor in a role that is really terrifying, no matter how many times I meet him socially, I'm still frightened of him. I think he's going to hit me.

I'm waiting for the Times Square characters to start dressing as me.

I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.

As a boy soprano in the high school choir, I later sang a solo during the carol service at Canterbury Cathedral, but I was too young to secure the Freddy Eynsford-Hill role in our production of 'My Fair Lady' - and far too timid to have thought to audition for it.

I'm timid. But not on the court, at least, I try not to be.

When I'm playing timid and afraid to make a mistake, then I'm not going to play well.

Being a dancer and a singer gave me some advantage with regards to having a stage presence. I always take my timing from the audience because they are half of my act.

Trust is very important. In 'Goodfellas' in the 'Go home and get your shine box!' scene, we must have filmed 15 takes. If you played each take back, the timing would be exactly the same each time.

One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.

It's about timing and rhythm. But who could be better than Chaplin or Keaton?

Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

What makes Broken Lizard, I think, is our timing.

Sight gags had to be planned; they required timing and mechanics. Occasionally, spontaneity would arise in the shooting of the scenes.

I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't think you can teach timing. It's something you hear in your head.

The average investor's return is significantly lower than market indices due primarily to market timing.

I found I had the ability to do comedy. My timing was really inborn.

It took me a good eight to ten years to really formulate what I was doing onstage and start to get really personal with comedy. I always really had timing naturally, it was just about trying to figure out how that timing was going to work onstage.

Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?

It's going to come down to executing, trying to keep guys off balance and disrupting timing. That's something you can do regardless of how many times you face a lineup or face certain hitters.

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love.