Quotes About Performance

But anyone who's done a musical knows; whether you're dancing or not, physically it's the most difficult thing you can do.

In a healthy way, I'm super competitive. I want to do everything to the best of my ability. If I'm not giving 110 percent, then it's not worth doing. That's really been the whole thing of my career so far, even down in NXT. I want to be the best I can physically be.

As an actor, you gain weight, you lose weight, you change your hair color, and you make changes physically and emotionally to be able to understand the character.

'Medea' is an enormous challenge for an actor physically, mentally, emotionally. You have to dig very, very deep, and to work, your performance has to be very personal.

The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy, and capable of getting out there and dancing as often as possible.

We play a long show, and you can't beat yourself up too much over it, as physically you just kill yourself. It was always good fun on the road and it still is.

We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.

Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.

Film is new for me so I'm so fascinated by it and love it, but I would pass out if I could never do theater again. I'd be physically ill!

It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.

It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the edge of my ability.

Who a dancer is physically feeds into character for me. Always has.

During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year.

I used to get so carried away while I was on stage that I'd be physically damaged by the end of a concert.

There are no taking days off. There are no distractions. If I had that, I physically wouldn't be capable of going onstage and performing live theater. It's extremely demanding. I have to be in ballet class every day.

I had always felt deep down that I owned the characters. Much as I adored and cherished the work of my actors, I felt that they were cast to do and be what I could not physically do or be.

I've been told I'm bright. But when I act, I get incredibly stupid. I feel my intellect slowing down. I feel it happening physically. And that's not negative in acting!

Acting is strenuous, both physically and mentally. But if you are passionate about it, nothing can be more exciting than acting.

You have to be that 1 percent or 2 percent better physically so you have more power and energy left than your opponent when you go to a third set.

Being an athlete, my job was to physically perform.

I am fairly physically aware and agile, and I imbue that into the characters I play.

I have never been more physically tired than after that first song of my first concert.

In my time at Arsenal, we had a really good balance. We had players who were fast, players who were really strong physically, and players who were really creative. When you look at the generation of Arsenal at the moment, they may be playing better football than we used to, but they win less than we used to - so, where's the balance?

I was so empty. I didn't always feel physically bad. I was able to play, but I wasn't there 100%. I felt I was fighting this strange feeling rather than the opponent; I couldn't really describe what was going on.