Quotes About Performance

From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.

Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter.

I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater.

Performance depends upon our actions an behaviors, which are activated by emotions, which are created when our MINDSET meets reality... Mindsets Matter Most

You're going to act like a happy man. I know, I know. It's the hardest role in the world.

Less than 7 hours of sleep at night causes lower overall brain function.

The only reason I took steroids was for my health purposes. I did not take steroids to get any gain for any strength purposes.

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't.

If you're going to die on screen, you've got to be strong and in good health.

I think that, for me, my favorite thing to do is perform standup onstage. Everything else I do is for the exposure to do more stand-up onstage, and for the money, and for the health insurance.

I damaged my health during 'Les Mis, ' which I didn't want to mention in case it seemed like I was courting sympathy.

I like pressure. It's that kind of thing that will actually help me perform to the best of my abilities. It will help me with training. It'll help with everything.

After my first day of competition I put on compression socks. They help me recover for the next day.

I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.

My set comes with a smaller fin in the back, i find this helps me release off the top a lot easier

I never pray to God to make a putt. I pray to God to help me react good if I miss a putt.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Before I started touring, I worked with someone to help me, even physically, because I was so shy. And you can't be shy going onstage. So I had to push myself in a direction that wasn't myself.

Paul Harris is a buffet bowler - you just help yourself.

I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.

Honestly, I look at the project and I look at the people attached and I look at the director. If it's a role that I feel will help me, as an actor, then I'll definitely take it.

I'm an actor, in particular, that likes to have a mask or something that can help me distance myself from the character. Like the moustache or an accent.

For an entertainer, part of the thing you do is just style. And the coke did help me get into great runs of pure form.