Quotes About Performance

When you go on an audition it's very frightening.

The most frightening thing about playing Dick Gregory is I've never done stand-up before, and I had to learn how to be a stand-up comedian, which was a bit of a challenge.

It's frightening to go onto a stage, particularly in the first few days.

The Fringe is by far my favorite time of year; I like everything about it. But there are people I know who are much more successful than me who don't enjoy it.

I loved saying 'swab' in my 2014 fringe show. In an otherwise very mumbly performance, there wasn't a day that I didn't absolutely chuck myself at it.

When I play with my band around the U.S.A., the most requested song is 'Peace Frog.'

It would be quite interesting to use Kermit the Frog to act like a real frog. But it wouldn't produce captivating theatre.

The scientists do not get enough help, enough encouragement, to change their field from time to time because the pressure is too high or is to perform something. And once you start in a new field, you are a nobody to start with, you see.

It's boxing. It's about getting people interested. If I didn't say some stupid things from time to time, there wouldn't be that many people interested in me. But I let my fists do the talking when the bell rings.

All I wanted to be was a teacher and perhaps give dance recitals from time to time.

Every team goes through segments of the season where things get a bit loose, from time to time.

I wanted to be a ballerina as a child - I had a tutu, and I used to stage my own ballets in our front room with my family as the audience.

I always enjoyed being in front of the camera.

I know what to expect from the crowd and enjoy playing in front of the big crowds.

It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.

I think I'd better lose 10 or 15 kilos and play up front to score.

Entertainment is often a medium in which you can put yourself front and center.

I love acting, but I hate being in front of camera - I get really awkward. I hate being the centre of attention.

I'm lucky I don't make my living in front of the camera.

There is nothing that I'm more compelled to do than get up in front of a crowd and make people laugh.

I like to eat a lot of fruit and starchy things to give myself more energy before games.

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

I don't want to do just anything on screen and get frustrated watching myself in a film.

I'm like every other player; you get frustrated that you don't make as many runs as you would like and get frustrated that the team's not having success but that only makes the challenge more exciting.