Quotes About Performance

I'm vicious. I can be nice off the ice, but on the ice, that's not where it's time to make friends.

I was in the top 10 rock n' roll artists - up there with Sid Vicious. I always had that edge.

People are much more vicious about comedy than about anything else. If it's drama they go: 'Oh well, that didn't really work.' But comedy, they get angry. And people who never thought you were ever very funny go: 'Fantastic, we can really have a go now. Great!

The places we'd play were full of bikers, brawlers, and drinkers coming off a day of work looking for a good time, and all these guys would be looking at me like Hannibal Lecter looking at his next victim.

A film actor is just a victim of directors and editors.

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

You should see me during an action film. I look like an abuse victim.

Depending on the show, I've played a cop, a criminal, or a victim. So there's a range.

All those little acting rules you get, one of the interesting ones is, 'Play the opposite. Don't play 'victim.'

I always play what I call The Girl. The nice straight character. Sincere. Usually the victim. I'm put upon. I suffer.

In my comedy when there's a victim, it's me.

When you're an actor, you often feel victimized - you see the end result, 'Oh, they didn't use this take; they didn't use that take. How come?' There's no 'How come?' with the director. There's only one person to look at. Walk over to the mirror if you want to know why. But I prefer that.

I have been trained for three years in Hindustani classical music. I keep humming and many Bollywood co-stars have been victimized by my relentless singing.

Tom Hooper did an amazing job in capturing the feel of Victor Hugo's book. I thought some of the performances were incredible. I thought the Bishop would be a nice part to play, and they all made such a fuss of me being there.

I went to University of Victoria on Vancouver Island and their theater program.

When I was younger, in my living room, I used to put 'Cats' the stage musical video on and I used to copy Victoria.

Id like to say that if Im playing Shield cricket for Victoria, and Ive put my name up, Im ready to go.

In January 1962, when I was the author of one and a half unperformed plays, I attended a student production of 'The Birthday Party' at the Victoria Rooms in Bristol. Just before it began, I realised that Harold Pinter was sitting in front of me.

The first song I ever performed in front of an audience was 'Make It Shine' by Victoria Justice.

I've always enjoyed the big stunt scenes that I've had - from the barn fire when I first started in 'Emmerdale,' to years later when Victoria started a fire and Andy had to rescue people.

In the Victorian age, actors played Romeo until they were 60 or 70 years old.

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

I always said the same: I try to do my best, to support the team, to score goals, to win victories.

I did not have to prove anything to people who doubted me, just to my team-mates and to Barcelona. The best thing is to do it on the field, with victories, with goals. But more than the goals is winning matches.