Quotes About Performance

Some collaborators might join forces in certain cities or special concerts. I'm excited to share the stage with some prestigious people that I love and respect.

You may have done 20 great shows in a row and come to one, and it doesn't work. You never presume anything.

We should be far more flexible about the way we play our cricket away from home. We can't just presume that what works at home will work away. We need to be more flexible and creative both in the way we play and the way we select.

Acting was in my instincts, I presume.

How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.

My approach to acting is the 'let's pretend' school of acting.

That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself.

I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.

Whatever I am, it's natural... I don't have to pretend to be aggressive, don't have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.

We're in the business of using real emotions to bring pretend emotions to life.

It's hard to maintain a life when you do a play. You feel you have to pretend to go through a normal day, knowing that in the evening you'll be doing this.

Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very much about it, but I'm paid to make believe. When you're a kid, you go to your friend's house, and it's, 'Let's pretend we're both cowboys!' Without belittling it, that's basically what I do - I tell stories.

I always pretend like I'm nervous no matter what. I try to fall asleep.

I can't even pretend to play golf.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

I've been able to play a kid up to this point and pretend that I'm not a grown-up - well, at least for two hours a night!

Acting is something that I really love when I am doing it, as it is interesting and fun to pretend to be someone else, but I don't ever miss it when I am not doing it.

I can't pretend to be enjoying this. I can't pretend I'm enjoying going out there and playing this style.

I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else.

It's fun to be able to dress up from time to time and pretend that I don't wear cleats, a T-shirt, and shorts every day.

I get to pretend I'm flying into space, and hang out with my friends. That's what I do for a living.

Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys.

Before I was known, I would go on stage and pretend I was other people. Once I pretended I was mentally handicapped. It was really wrong. One time I was a bad magician. And one time I pretended I was a Christian comic.

One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me.