Quotes About Performance

There is always scrutiny and pressure from the media. I am always told that I have to win.

Playing in attack is difficult. You are under scrutiny, and you have to be able to deal with that.

I'd always admired Sean Connery. Even though I wonder about some of his choices, I like him even in bad movies.

Everyone liked me when I went up on the stage at a talent search in elementary school, and that's when I decided to become a music artist.

I'm not in search of records like some other players. If I can score between 15 and 20 goals each season, I will be very happy.

That's the mark of a really great actor, when he can make you feel the emotion without having to search for it.

This year, I feel strong. I'm looking forward to having my best season in the last few years.

There are certain times during the season when the game is a job.

In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5 runs.

I think I don't really have any expectations; I don't look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race.

In theater, we know a scheduled season months in advance.

Give me one coach in any sport that's not always on the hot seat. You're just as good as your last game... You're always on a hot seat.

Dramatics are what keep you in the seats.

I like to get the fans off their seats, and hopefully I can do that.

I want to know that I am putting 30,000 individuals in seats in arenas. That's my goal.

I always had my feet in two places when I was doing amateur dance in Seattle.

I want to act every second of every day.

Every actor dreams of getting a second chance to reprise a role.

I came up through Second City, so I'm used to playing 20 characters every night who are very different from each other. I wouldn't want my career to be any different.

I find it difficult to work if I don't know the lines, you know, and not just knowing - they're second nature to me. Then, whatever happens in the performance when you're actually doing it, you're not going to go off. You're going to retain all of that. So I like to have my lines.

Playing basketball is second nature to me; acting I found far more challenging.

That theater community that comes with acting and being in the theater is second nature to me. It's in my blood.

You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you.

There's nothing in the world like live entertainment. With TV, you have to wait for your results; with live entertainment, people let you know right then and there. That relationship is established in 30 seconds. The first 30 seconds, they'll let you know whether they like you or not.