Quotes About Performance

It was very hard to tell when he was acting and when he wasn't – sometimes with unfortunate consequences

one shindig to the next. I've often wondered how I would have managed if I'd been born with a stammer or chronic shyness. The modern writer has to be able to perform, often to a huge audience. It's almost like being a stand-up comedian except that the questions never change and you always end up telling the same jokes. Whether it's crime in Harrogate

And that's exactly what we did.

I've been faking it all my life. I'm good at it.

To be seen to be human, provided you're doing your job at the same time, is definitely not a negative, not at all.

I don't mind playing even a grandfather provided the role is good.

I think Chicago has provided, for quite a long time, a very high level of stand-up comics that make their way out to New York and L.A.

April was my first major role and provided me with my Equity card.

Breathing and using cold, through cold showers and experiences, provides a boost of performance compared to anything that would be possible if the person had not done that.

'Everwood' I think provides a unique feeling, an emotional experience. And other shows on TV don't have the acting talent to do that. Each one of our actors can do a serious scene and a humorous scene, and can do it all within the same sequence. They can go from a heartbreaking moment to a humorous moment.

Paulinho provides pace, strength and quality goals in the middle of the park.

The sports world provides a great platform for racial discussions. It's also one of the few places in society where, 99 percent of the time, performance trumps race. Most times, but not always.

It might be an idea for all literary critics to read the books they analyse aloud - it certainly helps to fix them in the mind, while providing a readymade seminar with your audience.

Animation is a fascinating area from an acting point of view because it's not really like anything else because you are only providing a portion of the performance. That's very inspiring and it forces you to do things in a different way - to tell stories through your voice.

I think that providing obstructions in the live setting is when you get something that actually means something, as opposed to just aping your way through your greatest hits.

Puma does a really good job with its athletes and providing what we want.

Theatre, for me, is about providing to the audience a new and exciting experience.

If you're doing 70 gigs in a tour, there's a lot of responsibility. People need a big night out, and you're providing it.

I think that the pivotal point of me in terms of the choral stuff is that I was involved in this provincial choir at 16 or 17. We went and played in churches and convention centres. The music we got to do was so inspiring for me.

The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are not only monitoring the performance of candidates during these elections but will also do so after these elections.

I'm still finding my legs, performance-wise, being up there by myself. I think I have a bit of proving myself ahead of me.

Padoin is proving himself to be a great professional. He's tactically intelligent, and it's tough to play in front of the defense.

I don't think you've done something by getting a job. I think you've done something by proving you can succeed at that job.

Cricketers and Bollywood stars are attracted to each other because they are both well-known in their fields, and the constant pressure of proving oneself doesn't exist.