Quotes About Performance

I guess I really always wanted to act. When I was seven, I actually had the opportunity to come out to California. I've always really loved playing a part, playing a character and being someone else.

It's more difficult for me to get into a character in the lead-up as opposed to leaving it.

The chance to work on Broadway choreography as opposed to having to deliver Broadway choreography can be two distinct things.

I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery.

I have worked with a great many comedians as opposed to comics, although I have worked with comics as well, I make the distinction.

Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.

It's been too many years since I've played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film.

Acting in TV as opposed to films is really difficult. What a film gets two months to do, we get eight days to do.

People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It's all the same to me.

Play as well as you can; that's it, as opposed to creating these odd paranoias, trying to be something you're not.

When you're still, and some actors are really brilliant at that, you bring a kind of energy to you as opposed to sending the energy out. There are some actors, like Gary Cooper or Kevin Spacey, that are absolutely brilliant - Gene Hackman is another - at being and allowing the audience to just do the work.

I'm not opposed to auditioning. I love auditioning. It's one of my favorite things.

I'm much more comfortable in a meritocracy and in reward for good work as opposed to a political environment, where I feel like all of that can be confused.

It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.

I'm always interested with other actors in what their process is, and are they still interested in acting, as opposed to being a star.

Television has been really good to me in terms of the roles I've been able to get on TV as opposed to the roles I've gotten in film and in theater.

Before I walk onto the stage, it's about the centrality of Jesus and just really keeping a focus on Jesus as opposed to ourselves.

Having a performance goal is really fun because it gives you something to work for in every single session. As opposed to just thinking, 'Okay, I want to have abs,' you can build your way up through having performance goals to get abs and to get stronger all over!

The best thing is to go into an opposing arena, and 15,000 people are focusing on you. That's the best feeling.

It's my job regardless of what the opposing team does, which I really don't care, it's my job to go out and make the right plays.

At the highest level, you are playing the best from an opposing country, so the margin of error is very little.

I love showing off my skills on the pitch. You can make opposing players look stupid.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

As an actor, it's crucial you keep your ears open, especially when you're playing opposite comedic legends in almost every scene.