Quotes About Performance

Why did Barry Humphries play Dame Edna for so many years? Why is Steve Coogan still doing Alan Partridge? Because there are just one or two characters they love doing. I'm lucky enough to have six that I'm crazy about.

I was blown away by Steve Perry's voice - you know, his amazing ability to change from a lambing voice to rock.

I might be six foot six but that doesn't mean I can play a Steve Harmison role and bounce people out.

I don't want to do many panel shows. I'm a comic actor, not a comedian. There would be something wrong in Steve Coogan or Julia Davis doing panel shows all the time.

Bowling at Steve Smith in his form is difficult and you have to make sure you take all your chances.

I think coaching Steve Nash is easy no matter if it's a good or bad start.

Steven Gerrard - at his peak, he was outstanding both attacking and defensively.

I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven.

Kiefer Sutherland is a crazy jerk on '24,' but you love him because he gets the job done. And I think that that goes for a lot of action stars, I mean Steven Segal is a jerk, but you want to watch him because, eventually, he's a jerk who can beat up bad people.

Steven Gerrard doesn't play because his name is Steven Gerrard. He plays because of what he brings in terms of performances. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't play. He is as good as he was, and I have learned a lot from him.

When I saw Santana for the first time, I was really inspired. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Stevie Winwood played like I'd never heard anybody play before. It just gave me goose bumps.

My guitar setup is inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

I think the Apollo has always been the people's performing arts center and reflected the community, whether it is Stevie Wonder or Tito Puente.

I think my craziest Hollywood moment was performing at the Grammys with Stevie Wonder.

I heard Smokey Robinson was singing one of my songs on the radio the other day. Being in the presence of Mavis Staples, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott - Stevie Wonder joined me on stage recently. That blows me away.

I wouldn't say I am the most popular driver among the drivers, but I don't need to be. What matters to me is the results and what the stewards say.

I just play him as myself, I don't ease myself into any role really. I stick a beard on and play me.

I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.

When you think about such fine actors as Maggie Smith or Michael Gambon, they do all mediums. I think it would be quite sad and a bit dull just to have to stick to one. I like all of them.

So when you're following guys like Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish or The Young Bucks or Jay Lethal or The Briscoe Brothers, and you're going out and trying to really stick out and have a very memorable, talked-about main event, or the match of the night, like the main event should be, it's really challenging.

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.

There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.

If the economy is still going forward, even at 40 miles an hour, 50 miles an hour, I think most people will stick with President Obama. I think people look at politics like they hire a plumber. I hire you to fix the bad pipe. If you fix it, I'll rehire you. If you don't fix it, I'm not going to rehire you.