Quotes About Performance

I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally.

To me the important thing for a comic to be is emotionally honest.

I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

You've got to empathize with every character you play.

For me as an actor, you always sort of want to bring yourself to a character in some way. You want to find a way to approach something in a way that's real and interesting, and also so there's some empathy there.

Acting requires a great amount of empathy for real lived human experiences.

I'd like to have a different look for every film. As an actor, I think I should put more emphasis on my performance than on my looks.

India has given too much emphasis on players' records than on the actual performance of the team.

I've certainly benefited from the three-point line and the emphasis on shooting them.

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

I like being employed, you know. That's my favorite kind of acting.

I'm always looking for work. There are only two states of being an actor, so if I'm not working, I'm looking for employment.

I feel very confident and empowered before the camera, after working with Arjun Rampal.

No actor wants to play to an empty house.

You can't emulate a game until you're in a game.

It isn't often I get a part that enables me to play someone from the age of 13 up to 81.

We did a thing that we would call we call 'hirstories.' H - I - R - S - T - O - R - Y. I would enact a young Mort. And that always felt - it was so funny - it felt more difficult than playing Maura.

I don't like doing 25 songs. I think that just kills the audience. I think the show should be 17, 18, 19 songs and encores.

I can't stand it when groups come back for an encore, and they play some slow thing. Oh, brother! It's like, 'Had I known that, I would've left.'

I get on stage and realize what God has given me, and not just I sing some songs and tell a couple stories, or something that God's done. It's more like, 'OK, guys. I want to encourage you to go out to this world and show love and truth.'

Knowing that I can play with some of the best out there is definitely encouraging.

At the end of the day, I just do my job. I love my art.

At the end of the day, it's not really about the aces, it's about getting the job done.