Quotes About Performance

I don't want to be known as 'oh, Dervla, when she's on stage she's very good but she's terribly dreary', or 'another heavy night with Kirwan.'

That's the joy of acting, to bring something to it. That's what makes acting exciting. Just saying lines is not terribly exciting.

People are always asking me on to quizzes - they think I know all the answers because I burble on so, but I don't do terribly well.

People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day.

The best-kept secret about Don Johnson is the fact that he is a terrific actor.

'The Newsroom' is phenomenally bad good TV. Sam Waterston and Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer are all terrific! So is the production, and the direction, and even the editing!

Every piece of entertainment is made with the idea that 'This is going to be terrific' and 'This is the best thing I've ever done' and then it hits the public and then the public tells you whether it's good or bad.

I binge-watched this show 'Damages.' Glenn Close and Rose Byrne are so good. Lily Tomlin is in it. You see all these great actors, and the writing is terrific. There are a lot of shows like that.

Oh, I think Scarlett Johansson is a terrific actress. I think she's just marvelous.

Recently I heard Sheryl Crow and I loved her, she was terrific.

I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.

Beyonce is incredibly talented - gifted, in fact. She has an exceptional set of pipes and can actually sing. She is a terrific dancer - without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom.

Every little thing that people know about you as a person impedes your ability to achieve that kind of terrific suspension of disbelief that happens when an audience goes with an actor and character he's playing.

Zamajobe is great. She's a terrific singer from South Africa.

In baseball you have terrific data and you can be a lot more creative with it.

There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he is, and he's terrific on his show. But I know Louis would play a fantastic dramatic role in something, too. He just needs somebody to grab him and say, 'Come in here and do this.'

The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.

You have a new audience for every show. Even though you do the same thing all the time, you gotta keep it fresh for yourself, and you gotta keep it good and interesting and something you want to do. I'm anxious to have a really terrific act. Whatever it takes it takes.

I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.

I was a terrific liar as a child, and I believe my lies. So it's a natural step into acting.

The Kirov is a great ballet company because it has so many terrific dancers, but it doesn't always know what to do with them.

Often, investors will discover a manager after he's had a terrific run, usually when he lands on a magazine cover somewhere. Invariably, funds swell up with new investor money just before they revert to their long-term averages.

You can see areas where maybe you got a bit lazy, perhaps, or you see when you were really on form. I think an actor is very like a sportsman in that respect. You have periods where you're in terrific form. Everything you touch seems to work and come right. And other times, when you're working really hard, it's okay, but it isn't scintillating.

Lousy, ineffective actions lead to lousy outcomes. Terrific, effective actions lead to terrific outcomes.