Quotes About Performance

For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.

I've always used music for my acting, and I do have a kind of a very personal play list that I create.

We can list a bunch of actors who have embodied characters that aren't their nationalities, and I think that's the beauty of acting.

When I was an athlete I never listened to music because I was constantly so engaged with my own self and body.

I wasn't one of those artists where people throw my song and just dance to it. People actually listened to the lyrics.

I always felt, as a listener at a show, that when there was too much banter between the artist and the audience that it detracted from the show. I more enjoyed shows where the guys came out and they just played.

As a drummer, I always approach things as, 'I want to play just enough to keep other drummers interested, but not enough to go over the average listener's head.'

I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.

In this league, you'll have a good week on defense and the next week get lit up.

When I was in high school, I was so in love - as I should have been - with the performance aspect of theater and just the literal act of performing.

When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course.

I always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl.

I've always been interested in acting - since I was a little girl.

I always wanted to be an actor, even as a little kid. So I went to drama school in the late '60s at Carnegie Mellon.

As a little kid, I'd put on shows for my family. I would sing songs and play piano. I thought while growing up in high school that I would stick with music and try to make a career out of that. As I gave it an honest, real shot, I realized it was not for me.

I was one of those probably annoying little kids who was always putting on plays with my family.

There's little money in theatre.

I just go out and play my game. Just making sure I keep doing those little things, like playing with toughness, that's just me.

Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.

I don't know how to do a show not in front of a live audience.

There is always something wonderful about a live audience.

Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience.

It is important for an actor to learn how to face a live audience.

You have to be on your game with a live audience because anything can change.