Quotes About Performance

A record for us that sells 50,000 is a good record, and 100,000 is a serious hit.

A good script and a good brief from the director is enough to let me know what is expected of me.

Any good script makes the job of an actor easier.

A good script makes our job a lot easier.

I am open to any good script and the character I can do justice to.

Stories matter to me. I look for a good script, story, and a strong part.

I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.

To be a striker you need to be in good shape.

I was in really good shape after I finished this movie, 'End of Watch.'

Back when I was competing in the Olympia I think you saw a lot of guys who were in really good shape.

I get nervous before every single game, but I think it's a good sign. It means I care and want it to go as well as it possibly can.

It's always a good sign when you win games of football and you haven't been at your best.

I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.

If you've got a good song, it's easy to play. But you can't make a bad song sound good no matter who you have to play on it.

Writing songs about having a nice time - 'Oh I'm so happy on tour with my band' - I'd find it really difficult to write a good song about it.

I feel like if it's a good song on a guitar, it's a good song no matter what.

If it's a good story or if it's a character I want to act in, I end up wanting to do it.

All I have tried to do as an actor is push good story telling.

I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at the end of the day and I'm an actor who wants to explore those characters in fantastically written scripts. The only caveat is a good story is a good character.

You look at the part in '12 Years A Slave,' you finish that script - I mean, it's a powerful story. You go, 'Man, I have to play a bad character in this.' And then you go, 'Well, do I want to play a bad character and contribute to a good story?'

I aspire to be a part of a good story, because then, the actor will automatically shine through.

If a star film does not have a good story, it will not run. This will make stars choose good scripts consciously.

Why should I do a movie for dance? I can always do it on stage, and I'm doing it. However, if such a film with a good story comes my way, then I might probably do it.

My sensibility is such that I automatically get drawn to films that have a good story, good characterization.