Quotes About Performance

If my life hadn't itself been a modern adaptation of 'Les Atrides,' I probably would never have left the theatre.

I really enjoy working with luthiers, and have a couple of really old Les Pauls and one of my original Strats that I still carry on the road.

Shahrukh taught me an important lesson - acting cannot be taught; it has to be experienced.

The lesson I take from TV is the less rehearsed it is, the more natural it's going to seem. Don't overthink it. It seems to work enough for me, and I'll just keep doing it.

When I am on stage, I feel completely free and just want to let go.

I love the deadpan. It's such a strong go-to. It lets the audience make their own decisions about what you're thinking.

Theatre contributes in the growth of an actor and lets one know the real worth of acting.

When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.

I hope to do the 'Letterman' show, 'Leno,' all that.

When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.

At the end of the day, you can't win games when you're letting goals in.

It's never great letting in goals but at the same time I'm a pretty present-minded person.

The main aim of pre-season is to get ready for the competitive games and go into those in the best possible fashion on group and individual levels.

Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.

You have to have brilliant people to work opposite, and then it does become like a real tennis match and this is our sport. With somebody like Mark Lewis Jones, who is extraordinary anyway, you just know it's going to be a good match.

Even though I'm an actor, I'm a very bad liar.

I think all actors are professional liars.

Being in front of the camera was very liberating for me.

Well, I do lie for a living. I'm an actor.

Playing for your country may seem like a massive thing, but you can build it into something it's not and put yourself under pressure from what the media say, but at the end of the day it's not life and death.

The music we do is weaved together through stories and life experiences. When people come to hear us, I hope they are are uplifted and that we give them a lot to take home.

I think an actor without life experiences is empty.

For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and looked at everywhere I go.

It's very difficult to hand someone your whole life story to play, and you've never really met that person.