Quotes About Performance

I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.

I was a shy kid and acting did bring me out of my shell during high school.

I love Sherri Shepherd as Lula.

I've always done comedy, and I've always wanted to do a dramatic role. I wanted to be a sheriff.

I was on 'The Shield,' which I was a fan of.

For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen.

Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office.

Live theater is an amorphous art, constantly shifting and evolving with every performance.

I don't worry about infield shifts at all - you play where you're gonna play. I'm just gonna pitch my game.

Being an accompanist is very selfless in many ways because you're really just trying to elevate the singer and help them shine, ultimately.

Sometimes, you write things that sound really great when you're at home but don't work when you shine the light of an audience on them. Great writing and live writing are two separate things.

I would love to be a part of an interesting, entertaining film in which I shine like never before.

When I make catches and do things, it's routine for me because I expect those things when it's my time to shine.

Basically I feel like my role is to find great songs with the artists, for the artists, and have them shine.

I've always felt in my career - fighting, wrestling, boxing - that the bigger the fight is for me, the more the pressure is on, the more that I shine. The more that the best comes out in me.

I like making people laugh. It comes off and shines in everything I do.

I've been in many auditions thinking, 'God, do I have to take my shirt off?'

When you are putting on that England shirt there is pressure to perform, but if you have been around it from a younger age I think you become ready for it.

If you have the number one shirt, and you don't play any games, it doesn't really help you.

Sometimes, a national team's shirt is heavy.

I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.

I think, as an actress, it is amazing to shock your audiences.

It's always shocking to people, because sometimes when I go on the road and I DJ, they think I'm just gonna perform, so to see me really DJing and playing their favorite song and really rockin', it's a shock to people, and definitely to DJs.

I'm still an athlete at heart, so I always want that comfort and something that feels like an athletic shoe.