Quotes About Performance

Over the years, I was lucky; right from the beginning, I studied with a lady who had a lot of... she was a classical singer, and of course, they're a little bit more into, you know, preserving the voice, making sure your instrument is ready to perform.

I studied theatre at Glasgow University and then was lucky enough to land a scholarship with a theatre group in Edinburgh.

I really studied her singing, trying to see what it was about her that made her such a natural, incredible singer. Because sometimes as a singer, you really have to work to reach a certain note. And for Donna Summer, it seemed effortless.

I'm a spontaneous actress, not a studied one.

There was a period of time when I studied ballet a lot when I was growing up.

I studied method acting for four years and I'm a big believer in the idea that it's not about the actual experience itself. You don't have to go through exactly what this character has gone through.

I was a dancer, so it was easy for me to dance in films. I had studied Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odisi and Kathakali much before I even thought of becoming an actor.

My daughter has studied in London and when she came back, she wanted to be a stand up comedian.

As I was always busy with dance, acting, giving performances on stage, and even studies, I had no time for other hobbies and I hope to make more time for other things once I am settled.

One of these days in the next 10 years, I will play 'Evita.' I don't know when or where, but I love 'Evita', especially with all my Latin and Spanish studies. It's a very demanding role but I'd love to play it.

I am the son of a nurse from Bangalore. I went to St Joseph's but was not made for studies. I did my first play in Class VII and realised that I got a high from the claps of the audience.

Which school did Modi go to? Either teacher was not good or he did not take interest in studies.

The studio is just a labor. Getting on stage is the reward.

Being in a recording studio is a very different feel from performing onstage. I mean, obviously, you can't just go in and do what you would do onstage. It reads differently.

I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and Garfunkel as a studio act.

Singing is something that I'm always happy to do it and going in the studio I never felt any pressure. I just feel like I get to sing, you know. It's fun.

You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

I've got my own studio, so I sit in my studio writing and if I get a great take, that's the take.

It would be a dream come true if I could just go from studio to studio and play solos.

I always used to develop a cold going into the studio.

That's a different side of the brain going into the studio, as opposed to doing a live show, obviously.

It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week.

And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio.