Quotes About Performance

TV's not the same buzz. If someone tells you three million people watched the show last week, that's good but, when you walk out in front of 1,000, you think, 'Oh my God, this had better be good'.

Even a bad idea executed is better than a good idea undone.

I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete.

I adore not being me. I'm not very good at being me. That's why I adore acting so much.

If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen.

Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.

Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.

You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie.

I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.

Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality; if I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake.

I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.

I tend to lose myself in the moment. I'm not very good at holding back. I don't know how to do this without feeling everything. My emotions are the tool I use to perform.

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do.

If your only dance experience is the Nutcracker, it will be a shock; hopefully shocking in a good way.

I haven't spent my entire career playing the guy in the bad hat, although I have to say that the bad guy is frequently much more interesting than the good guy.

Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works.

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

If the show sucks, I ain't happy. If the show is damn good, I'm very happy.

Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.

If you're not good looking, you're considered a good actor, you know what I mean?

The very first things that I did, even in theater, were bad guys. They are meaty roles for the most part. With the bad guy you have more freedom to experiment and go further out than with a good guy.

The extraordinary business does not require good management.