Quotes About Performance

Imitation is the sincerest form of show business.

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.

For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.

It's very different working on stage to film; the immediacy is there on stage.

There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.

I've never considered myself an actor; I get much more immediate satisfaction singing. If you sing good, people clap. On television, you never know whether you've done well or not.

I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.

Acting is very immediate.

You write a scene, and it works or it doesn't. It's immediate.

My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I'm looking for. With acting, it's very immediate when you show someone what you're looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well.

Being on stage is, like, my favorite. The immediate gratification. That's my favorite.

I'm afraid I don't look at reviews or anything like that, but you get an immediate sense from the audience that they've had a lovely evening.

Performing a play or a musical or something is obviously an incredible rush, but I don't think you get that immediate response like with comedy unless you get a round of applause or whatever.

When you can connect with a live audience and you get that immediate response it's just great.

When I used to see Rick Moranis do something, to me that was immediately funny. Or George Carlin or Martin Lawrence.

Sometimes when an actor says something almost perfect, but you know you have to edit it, if you tell them to change something immediately, it will come out great.

If you can walk into a set and feel the reality of it, then immediately you're not having to work to bring yourself into the character.

If you get goaltending above the curve, you have an immense advantage.

Firstly, I will never leave comedy because I love doing it. Secondly, it's the genre that has given me acceptance and immense love from the audience.

I really like doing stand-up, because it gives you an immense amount of freedom. You haven't got anyone telling you what to do. It's great to have that much power over what you do. You don't have that in television.

I enjoy it immensely, but I'm not comfortable on stage as a person.

While I'm filming, I'm often immersed in the emotions and situations of the character. But when the filming is over, I'm quick to return to my daily life.

I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete.