Quotes About Performance

A joke is just a paintbrush. It takes someone funny to paint something beautiful.

At the end of the day, if you're an actor, you want to act. And it's not something you can do in the living room alone. If you're a painter, you can paint at home. If you write music, you can write on your own.

A painter has his brushes, a musician his instrument and as an actor you use your body.

Musicians are also interpretive artists and we are just as creative as painters and writers. We interpret in a way that expresses ourselves.

For me, acting is about the art of it and it's about being on a film set and doing your thing, painting a blank canvas.

Painting is the frozen evidence of a performance.

Because I went to Chouinard, which then became CalArts, I became a multi-discipline artist - it wasn't just about painting, it was about media and performance.

To me, this was an oxymoron, doing a painting of a dancer. Dancers are always moving.

Dwight is a sad clown. You've seen those paintings of sad clown.

Theater is a living creature. It takes a while to break in, like a new pair of shoes.

I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.

The chemistry of a pair on screen is known only when the audience reacts to it.

When I first started Lion Babe, I wore a lot of denim to perform in because I had a limited closet. A lot of the time, I was in cutoff shorts - either dark or light denim - and then I would pair them with whatever top I had.

In the future, an artist will be able to perform for the entire world in one date. For the fan, it will be a fully immersive experience - through a pair of glasses or whatever the device.

In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore.

I don't really see myself as a sneakerhead. I think I'm someone that likes to have a nice pair of shoes on when they're playing.

I feel that when you are chasing 270 there's always going to be pressure but you need the opening pair to give us a start so that the batters can take from thereon.

I've never shown up to a session in my pajamas - but I definitely do auditions in my pajamas all the time, if I do them from home.

In an ideal world, I'd be able to do my shows in my pajamas. Luckily I've got one of the best stylists in the business, Rebecca Allen - she knows what looks good on camera and gives it a sexy kick.

I do good work in Pakistan. I am an A-lister actor. So, even in Bollywood I want to work with an A-lister.

The aim is to be the best for Pakistan across all formats.

In Pakistan cricket, the real test comes when the team is not doing well. When it is winning, everything is fine.

Pakistan always play well in England.

Every time we play for Pakistan, we are playing to win.