Quotes About Performance

I already have a Tony for my Broadway concert in '73. It's one of the most precious things I've won.

I used to practice Tony speeches in my bathroom with my hairbrush.

I love to play with Tony and Bill anytime, anywhere.

I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall.

I've got a Grammy and Emmy, I'd like to have a Tony.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

The fact that I even get in Broadway shows is, to me, still amazing, but then to win a Tony was just incredible.

You look at Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob Seger. All they ever wanted to do was go out there and entertain, and I'm the same way.

I was thrilled to win a Tony in 2005 for 'Spamalot'.

I remember seeing Tony Bennett on television. He was the only guy in the orchestra who was wearing a white tux, and I thought, 'That would be good. To be the only man on stage in a white jacket.'

I think one of the reasons all the comics I worked with dropped off the log so early, and a lot of them did - Tony Hancock, Frankie, Sid James, it's dreadful really - was the stress. You can only be as good or better than the last show, and there's the permanent aggro of hoping you get the right writers and the right material.

My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.'

I'm Austin Seferian-Jenkins. He's Tony Gonzalez. He's the best tight end to ever play the game. So that's a real strong comparison. I'm just going to do my job and leave the comparisons up to the coaches and the media.

Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.

My microphone went out in the 2009 Tony Awards. It was my big moment, and I was so excited to perform and lead the cast; I sang 'Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat.' Every actor dreams of standing front and center on the Tony Awards, and I start to sing, and you hear this crackling. I had no idea what to do - were they going to stop a live telecast?

'Kiss Me, Kate' was my 'Ragtime' Tony.

The Tony Stark I grew up with wasn't as snappy and as quippy as Downey Jr. made him, but now I only think of his performance.

In 2011, I earned a Tony nomination for my role in 'The Book of Mormon.'

Tony Bradley is pretty good.

I think the Oscar is the big money award; that means you've made it in a money sense. The Tony has always represented - to me, and most actors that I've talked to - an artistic award. It means you're an artist and not just a popular performer.

George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.

Tony Todd, Avery Brooks and Cirroc Lofton were wonderful.

Tony MacAlpine not only plays guitar, but is a stunning classical piano player, so he can show how that influence molded his guitar playing.

'Dancin' was exceptionally significant. I was in an original Broadway show and nominated for a Tony.