Quotes About Performance

I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.

Many of us go through life feeling as an actor might feel who does not like his part, and does not believe in the play.

The most difficult character in comedy is that of a fool, and he must be no simpleton who plays the part.

Rol yapmak hepimizin hoÅŸuna gider küçük bey, hiç kimse kendisi deÄŸildir, baÅŸkalar?n?n yarat?lar?d?r.

I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier.

Control over consciousness is not simply a cognitive skill. At least as much as intelligence, it requires the commitment of emotions and will. It is not enough to know how to do it; one must do it, consistently, in the same way as athletes or musicians who must keep practicing what they know in theory.

Even when children are taught music, the usual problem often arises: too much emphasis is placed on how they perform, and too little on what they experience. Parents

In our studies, we found that every flow activity, whether it involved competition, chance, or any other dimension of experience, had this in common: It provided a sense of discovery, a creative feeling of transporting the person into a new reality. It pushed the person to higher levels of performance, and led to previously undreamed-of states of consciousness. In short, it transformed the self by making it more complex. In

But increasingly the emphasis has been to value behavior over subjective states; what is admired is success, achievement, the quality of performance rather than the quality of experience. Consequently it has become embarrassing to be called a dilettante, even though to be a dilettante is to achieve what counts most—the enjoyment one's actions provide. It

Altius, citius, fortius—is

WE HAVE SEEN HOW PEOPLE DESCRIBE the common characteristics of optimal experience: a sense that one's skills are adequate to cope with the challenges at hand, in a goal-directed, rule-bound action system that provides clear clues as to how well one is performing. Concentration is so intense that there is no attention left over to think about anything irrelevant, or to worry about problems.

Even when children are taught music, the usual problem often arises: too much emphasis is placed on how they perform, and too little on what they experience.

The reason it is possible to achieve such complete involvement in a flow experience is that goals are usually clear, and feedback immediate.

Athletes know well that to improve performance beyond a certain point they must learn to discipline their minds.

When the job presents clear goals, unambiguous feedback, a sense of control, challenges that match the worker's skills, and few distractions, the feelings it provides are not that different from what one experiences in a sport or an artistic performance.

It was because the leading citizens, as well as the common people, were so seriously concerned with the outcome of their work that the artists were pushed to perform beyond their previous limits.

Someone who is relatively more introverted may wish to perfect his act before stepping before the limelight. A more extroverted person may enjoy competitive pressures from the very beginning of her career.

Ju? wtedy wyglÄ…daÅ' na imbecyla, jak wielu perkusistów podczas gry, chocia? w innych okolicznoÅ›ciach wyglÄ…dajÄ… caÅ'kiem normalnie.

Your brain doesn't work very well in the sudden oxygen deprivation of 14,000 feet. Combine that with lack of sleep, and efficient work is extremely hard.

accurately setting and managing expectations.

Rowing Slow is about picking the times that you need to go fast, to have the ability to go fast when you need it and slow when it is called for. And going slow is called for.

Aku adalah sejarah yang sedang dibuat, dan aku ingin dunia tahu; Entah kau berpikir aku ini orang bodoh ataukah pahlawan, kau berada didalamnya untuk satu pertunjukan besar!

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.

They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.