Quotes About Performance

I always believe that speed is the essence for any sport.

I've essentially done theater for more of my life than I've done television or film, and it's really something I feel I know better.

I'm essentially a jobbing actor. If I'm out of work, I'll be the back end of a donkey.

The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

It's - you know, acting's all about relatability and finding empathy for a character, which is essentially, kind of, you're finding empathy with a part of yourself, which is a part of a character that was written by someone else, which was essentially kind of a part of them as well because it was a voice in their head they wrote down.

Look, I try to focus on the essentials, on the games. It is very good for me.

For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.

TV gives people a chance to establish as an actor.

At Shakhtar I was already established and was comfortable with the way the team played.

You can have all personality in the world, the looks, etc., but if you don't have the songs, it doesn't close the deal.

I like doing live stand-up because that's where I started. If you do TV and radio you just send it out into the ether and you never find out if people like it or not. To go out and make an audience laugh is nice.

Headliners, no matter the genre, usually are a person or band who has an ethos.

So anyway, I really enjoyed the European audiences.

Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.

I loved working with Eva Longoria.

I do like to go to movies. I like to be in the theater. I like the event of it.

Nakamura, to me, is a main event star.

Eventually I'm going to be too old to be on camera, and I've been doing stand-up a long time.

So long as I keep performing week in, week out for Everton, I will have the chance to stay England number one.

I just want to do the best I can, which means hopefully play for the full England side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

The type of football I played at Everton, the fans said it wasn't good enough and I would say the same - I knew it wasn't good enough for Everton - but I knew I had to get them in the position where they were safe.

I've got to prove I'm good enough to play for Everton.

I want to show the Everton fans what I'm really about.

I come to America because if you're a rock 'n' roll musician you should come here every chance you get.