Quotes About Performance

I used to go to the Cleveland Comedy Club all the time. If there was a comic I liked, I'd go see him two or three times that week. Bob Saget was one of those guys.

The greatest villain of all time is The Joker - he always has been, and I don't know anyone who's not going to have Heath Ledger's performance burnt into their brains for the rest of their lives.

Kewell should have been yanked off the pitch at half time and put in a hot bath, a boiling hot bath.

I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.

My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.

We ask the public to believe that every time they see an actress or actor that they are a different person.

The all-time greatest Atlantic group - The Drifters

With the movies, you do your preparation on your own. It's much more internalized and ... the actual performance is a kind of, just trying to capture one moment at a time, for the first time.

If you got a hit every third time that you went up to bat in the major leagues, you'd be the greatest hitter of all time. I think my average is a little better than that.

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

Only your customers can define quality, because it's meeting your customers' expectations the first time every time. Simply put, it's performance to the standards of the customer.

The greatest voice of all time.

Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.

I did stand-up for a long time and I did classical theater. As much time as you could spend on a stage will always inform you and your job, as you evolve.

In that Freak Show environment, I got to spend time with so many of the actors who were part of that world. I just had the best time ever.

As long as I have a good time, the audience usually has a good time.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

I don't love performing, because it's nerve-racking and it's time - consuming to rehearse a whole set - and my time can often be better served writing music and just making it and putting it out.

Actors have to make you believe that it's happening for the first time and all that jazz and make it human and at the same time entertain you.

I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.

Every time you watch a performance in the theatre, you know that this is just for you, and will never be the same again. It is quite exciting for me.

Every time I feel that I really hit critical mass and I'm in the right place is when I feel like the director and I become a third thing, and that's the character.

By the time I'm out of makeup, I'm ready to act.

Last time I checked I was able to throw the ball a little bit.