Quotes About Performance

When I became an actor, I knew that there were only two ways of going about it - either I become an actor who has expectations, or the reverse of it.

I agree the Kookaburra ball takes a longer time to reverse than the SG.

When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.

If you make a good show, you tend to get good reviews. I don't believe it is as arbitrary as some people tend to think, which artists do to protect themselves against bad reviews.

What you measure and reward is what you're going to get.

We're in the doing business, or acting business and creating business. We're not in the results business, so we don't have any control over what the result is. My reward comes in the doing of it.

My father would make me stand on the table and make me sing. He would give me a P1 reward after every song.

If you over-deliver and prove yourself to be an asset to the company, you will be rewarded as a result.

I get paid to act. I've never acted free for anybody and I'd rather be rewarded than awarded.

Doing comedy stuff is maybe more fun, but maybe the serious stuff is a little bit more rewarding.

There's something really wonderful about making people laugh, and if you can find the laughs within a dramatic piece, it's also very rewarding.

I do love the stage, and that is incredibly rewarding.

I think, being an actor, part of it is also being a teacher. I think that's one of the most rewarding things you can do - pass on the knowledge you've learned from other teachers.

The most rewarding experience as a musician is to know that I moved people personally.

When you're doing poetry like mine that rhymes, it's very easy to sound like a song that didn't work out!

I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

I try to do things in one take, but doubling rhythm parts is always difficult, especially if you want things to cut the way I want them to cut.

I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist.

Shooting is all about rhythm and confidence, and sometimes those are the last things that get there.

Everybody wants to play in Europe, and if you're in the rhythm of playing a game every three or four days, sometimes you can play better, even though it's harder at the end of the season.

I'm no different than anyone. If you get more games, you're in the rhythm; that gives you confidence.

If you're playing someone who's not like you at all, it's good to find music that is their rhythm and their energy.

The more you play, you get a better rhythm and play better.