Quotes About Performance

Comic timing... is how to have a relationship with the camera and deal with the camera without looking like you are.

Je suis capable du meilleur et du pire. Mais, dans le pire, c'est moi le meilleur !

The nightmare is you spend the rest of your life being funny at parties and then people say, 'Why didn't you do that when you were on television?'

Applaud my idiocy.

I've always believed, in my heart of hearts, that it would be a better show if, when I crossed over to the desk, the band kept playing for an hour and I danced in a cage.

There are moments on stage when everything comes together. Then the kid in the front row coughs.

Pet me, touch me, love me, that's what I get when I perform. That's when I'm really getting what I want.

I love the live performances and Las Vegas. I also like making films that are being discovered by another generation. Having been a teen idol of the '60s is great because you realize you left your generation with a smile and good memories.

Even though I was theatrically trained, learning to develop a character was an awesome experience.

All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life.

It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow.

Being funny is a gift, and, when done well, is an art form.

I don't like my politicians entertaining me and I don't like my entertainers politicianing me.

It seemed that I performed better sober than drunk. Who knew?

At CBS, I'm in your house. I'm mindful of that. When I do standup, you're in my home and I can say what I want to.

I think comedy as an art involves the audience as a participant as much as is involves the artist.

I do a public access show with puppets. Puppets called actors, TV and movie stars.

Little known fact: offensive tackles score higher on the Wonderlic than any other position.

Formative assessments nurture hope and say to students, 'You might not get this yet, but you will. Here is something else you can try that might help you understand and improve.' Formative assessment empowers teachers and students because it gives them specific information about individual performance. When teachers share the information with students, students have a concrete way to improve.

Magic is the oldest part of the show business profession. It can now be used as a forward-thinking tool to build a child's confidence. It has been an amazing part in many entertainers' lives, including Steve Martin and the late Johnny Carson.

But anyone who has experienced flow knows that the deep enjoyment it provieds requires an equal degree of disciplined concentration.

the concentration is usually possible because the task undertaken has clear goals and provides immediate feedback.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

I try to give positive energy in all my shows.