Quotes About Performance

Having the ability to inspire a crowd and connect with voters doesn't mean a person has the skills to appease those same voters once in office.

I have on many occasions spoken my mind from stage. I have offered organizations table space by the merch booth. I have donated a dollar-a-ticket, or the entire guarantee, to different causes. I have registered voters. I have played on behalf of political candidates.

Performance or no performance, perceptions do matter. More so the voters's perceptions on the performance of their state governments.

Being the number one seed, you're thinking you don't want to lose in the second round.

I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.

I really love to play physical. That's when I feel like I'm at my best... I seek it out.

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

There's two Michaels: there's, like, my Michael. And the Michael that everyone else sees. Michael the entertainer.

While in other films I've always played a character, 'Naach' sees me playing a personality.

The stage is the last bastion of segregation.

I select good scripts, and every role is an opportunity to enhance my histrionic skills.

The most important thing in IPL is to select the players. You don't get much time to develop a team so it's important to pick the right players.

After watching my Kannada film 'U Turn,' director Kannan narrated the story of 'Ivan Thanthiran,' and wanted me to attend the auditions in Chennai. He selected me after seeing me perform to two difficult scenes I was given during the screen test.

My shot selection has to be good to score big runs.

Shot selection is very important because you don't want to lose wickets at the start and put pressure on the rest of the side.

A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self.

You know, you do have a self-awareness as an actor.

I like to play the guy that has no self-awareness.

To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when your character has a sense of self-awareness. It doesn't necessarily have to arc. It doesn't have to grow.

If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.

As an actor, it easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough? Am I smart enough?'

I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.

All actors are self-critical.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.