Quotes About Performance

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else.

I will always accept good films that require demanding performances.

I always felt I wouldn't be able to carry off what the directors require from me. Luckily, I manage.

If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.

You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains.

Movies require a lot of patience. I like instant results. If I have done something that's not funny at all, the audience will let me know in two seconds. With the movie, I will have to wait nine months to know if I was that bad.

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but there are times where a role will require you to live in their world.

Comedy and drama are like two different sports; they both require athleticism but they're different.

Singing these days has become a mechanical exercise for many, and mostly this is because song situations that require effort from the heart are rare to come by.

Fortunately, the films I do not require too much of glamour. Those are the kinds of roles I'm looking for.

Even though I started out at right-back, I actually enjoy the contrast of playing both at full-back and in midfield. Both require physical attributes and a lot of energy.

Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is the best thing. But at other times, you have to make that leap beyond the immediate environment of people putting up lights on the set.

I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn't feel like I wanted to do.

I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.

I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting.

In 2002, I was taking an improv class because, as a white male with glasses who was born between 1978 and 1994, it's legally required that I take at least one improv class in my life.

Dubbing is an important part of acting, and I feel complete only when it's my voice that is heard. Having essayed the character, I know the kinds of emotions that are required for each scene.

Before 'Race 3,' I had not done a role which required me to do action.

I remember being in a situation where everybody, as much as they loved seeing Jerry Lawler's gimmick, they loved to hate him. That's one of the things I learned early on, that if you're going to be in a situation where you're taking on a dominant competitor, you have to get to the point where you love to be hated, if that is what is required.

My role in 'Kashmora' required me to take horse riding lessons.

I don't like overacting or putting in way too much in a role when it is not required. It takes away the natural performance which you can give.

When you're on tour, you know exactly what you're doing and what's required of you. There's a routine.

To me, big roles are not required to showcase talent.

I just come in and work and do what is required of me to do, and do it professionally.