Quotes About Performance

I worked extremely hard to put myself in the best position to not have to worry about things when I was out there. Because if I was out of shape, or if I didn't feel well, or if it was going to be a long match or a hot match, or something like that, a lot more things creep into your head.

Some songs, you just can't shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.

I'm nothing without a band. I always feel like I'm part of the road crew until I'm on stage.

As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job.

I've worked on shows where the lead actor doesn't know their lines, doesn't care, and it affects everybody - the crew, the director, the other actors. It's definitely a responsibility.

Wreckin' Cru was a DJ crew. They used to call it that because it was the guys that came in after the party was over and broke down the equipment. We eventually made a record, and we had the costumes on and what have you. Back then, everybody had their little getups, you know, like SoulSonic Force, UTFO.

Believe it or not, at concerts some records go off more than 'Crew' does.

Actors and actresses have done a lot of films with their legs, with their arms, with the whole crew and the camera. Why shouldn't they be as good as a first-assistant director who has made three or four films? They've done it with their body!

I wanted to be in show business before I could get out of my crib.

The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.

But eventually it is a game of cricket.

Guys are playing a lot of limited overs cricket and not making that adjustment when it comes to the longer version and pay a price for that.

The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to score runs and stuff.

I love to play Test cricket; it's the main cricket.

The first time I played Test cricket, I did OK because I had no real expectations, I was just going to enjoy it. Then I lost that.

Nobody wants to really play bad cricket.

I didn't have to play rugby that well, and I didn't have to play cricket that well, because I had this voice.

Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.

You need different skills to do well in 50-overs cricket. You need completely different skills to do well in Test cricket. You need different skills to do well in T20 cricket. It is not the same.

In international cricket, the atmosphere changes, and the interest level is higher, but for a cricketer, it is still a game he has to play.

When I don't play international cricket, I sharpen my skills at the NCA.

I always wanted to play Test cricket, but people have only seen me in first-class cricket. I was always confident that, whenever I get a chance, I would be able to do well.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

Playing cricket in England is what I am looking forward to, and I would love to bowl at Lord's again.