Quotes About Performance

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

Do more than expected, promise less than you can keep.

History will remember you for your accomplishments, not for your ability.

Do according to your capability.

Inner strength of character cannot be measured by any means but performance in the time of need.

Life as a Person is Unfair, Life as an Actor is Bullshit

Do you know how much faster I can fix an airplane when I want to fix it than when I don't want to fix it?

People don't want to see the guy next door on the stage, they want to see a being from another planet. You want to see somebody you'd never meet in ordinary life.

You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.

To be honest, my goal is very clear. It's to have many people listen to my music. I want to confirm my existence even more by standing on a large stage.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I'm okay with that.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.

Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear

We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.

If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you've got something they want to hear.

Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure.

People want to see musicians sing things that come from their own mind and own heart in real time, responding to the moment for them.

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.

More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.

The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act.

Steinway is the only piano on which the pianist can do everything he wants. And everything he dreams.

Ballet is not just movement, not simply abstract. It's something beautiful. Sometimes there's this feeling in the movement that makes me want to cry.