Quotes About Performance

If a great comedy landed on my doorstep, I would find it hard to say no.

I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent.

If President Bush does a lousy job, then he'll lose power. If the guy at McDonalds who's selling burgers does a great job, then he'll be much more powerful than President Bush.

I didn't want to be precious about things. Of course, the idea is to make great music, but if you have great musicians up there, it gives me some leeway to play around a little bit.

If it's a great role or a great film, then you're happy to be a part of it.

The great thing is that when you hire string players you always get really great players. I don't know why that is.

You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.

The great thing was my teammates really set some great screens to get me open. I just went out there and played basketball.

I never pretended to be a great actor.

There's no way to replicate a really great vocal sometimes.

I'm always more comfortable and in a good place when I'm with friends because I know they trust me. I'm able to get great performances from people who trust me.

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am - it seems I change every day.

I think it's great when dramatic actors do lighter, funny roles.

I think I have more humour in me than anger. But those two things are great bed-fellows, performance-wise.

We don't sell a car, we sell a dream. We are Italy's national team. There are many great soccer teams in our country, but there is only one Ferrari.

Dance music cannot compete with a really great rock n' roll song. There ain't no DJ that's gonna play something that can take 'Mr Brightside' or 'Don't Look Back In Anger.'

Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.

We play lots of roles in our lives, but I got to do that in one movie [Parental Guidance], and ride the feelings, and it was a good challenge for me.

One has to set high standards... I can never be happy with mediocre performance.

My goal is to become a singer that delivers happiness to people.

I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.

You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused.

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

Happiness is native to the human mind and its physical machine. We think better, perform better, feel better, and are healthier when we are happy.