Quotes About Performance

Because I'm so much in the spotlight, people lose sight of why I'm in the industry. In fact, I'm doing all this because I love to act. I love to perform, to sing.

I'm an actor and I love to find new collaborations and new characters where I can grow as an actor and human being.

I love to sing. It's the easiest thing for me to do.

Love is the one emotion actors allow themselves to believe.

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.

Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town.

Singing for royalty is a dream of mine - I'd absolutely love to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Show. All the contestants are very good. I will just have to do my best and see what happens.

I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.

I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors.

I love being on tour and having my own tour bus.

I love tapping. People don't really get to see that as much, but I love doing that.

The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.

I love entertaining people and making them laugh. It's my favorite thing to do.

I love the American musical for the simplicity of emotion that gets expressed.

We never played China, India or Africa. We also haven't played Russia enough. I would love to play those places.

When I perform, I lose myself. I'm in total control of that stage. I don't think about anything. I know what I want to do from the moment I step out there and I love every minute of it.

I come from the theater, where I got into acting because I love transforming. I love nothing more than to be unrecognizable.

I love the practicality of a good car. You know what I mean? And when I say 'practicality,' I mean the complete practicality of a Ferrari 458, a wonderfully fantastic every day car.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent

I love performing. I shall perform until the day I die.

I love attention. If I see a gang of girls? That makes me dance even more!

Pressure... I love it.

I love the fact that I'm having an opportunity to make people laugh and you actually get to hear it.