Quotes About Performance

I did an 'Our Town' in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about.

With my work, I always want to people to just forget about anything stressful going on in their lives and be fully entertained. Laughter is key. If they shed a tear or go home thinking about the play, that's a bonus.

It doesn't matter if there are 500 people in the stands or 50,000 people, the '205 Live' guys stick to the script and tear it down each night.

I can close my eyes and start walking through 'Hamilton' at any given time, and I'll tear up because I remember day in and day out, eight shows a week, walking on stage, seeing everybody that I love.

Every day I wake up, and I think about the wear and tear on my body, and will I be able to continue to perform at a high level. Sometimes I'm working with guys that are 15 years younger than me, 20 years younger than me.

Sixteen, 17 games in a season is a lot of wear and tear on the body, especially for guys who don't come out when they're playing.

Dustin Rhodes is a guy that can go, he can tear it up with the best of them.

Y'know, there's nothin' like tearing up a good club now and then.

Actors want to act; actors want to emote. It's like the emotional equivalent of tearing your shirt off and screaming to the heavens: you want to express, and you want to be seen to be expressing.

My job consists of getting on stage and tearing my chest open and letting people into parts of my life that I would prefer to keep to myself. But I also think that's what connects me with a lot of our fans.

I get bored with the constant probing for the cliched tears of the clown, the dark side of the comic.

If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he.

Nobody likes a presenter melting in a self-indulgent puddle of tears.

There's a reason that male golfers don't compete against female golfers. They're in a league of their own, and it would end in tears. It's time to apply this logic to the online world.

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears, or inspiration. Otherwise, why do it? It's the communication.

No one - apart from my agent, perhaps - should leave one of my shows in tears.

You can get swept away by a musical, but real tears are rare.

I secretly love the song 'No More Tears.' It's my go-to karaoke song that I do with all my friends.

This is my greatest regret - that my music is not being played, and more people aren't seeing Chubby Checker. That's very painful for me. Many nights, I have tears in my eyes about that.

In film, there's always this looking for the 'If you lay down and burst into tears, you did a good job.'

There have been a few times in my career when I have been close to tears after completing an innings, but rarely when I am waiting to bat.

You know what happens if I walk out on the stage in Montreal? They stand up and they cheer for three or four minutes. It just brings tears to your eyes, because it's a love affair.