Quotes About Audience

I keep my eyes closed a lot when I'm singing because sometimes it's distracting to see people.

I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.

We have to go and show these people what classical music is. We say sometimes that classical music has a small audience, but it's because people don't have the chance to be closer to it.

The second-class couple is far closer to what the audience is today. It's who we are.

You ask people, 'What is the circus?' They'll say, 'Animals, clowns and acrobats!' That's what people want. If you say you don't have animals, they walk away.

I've never gone to comedy clubs.

I like to play small clubs.

The most fun is to play clubs, because you actually get to see the people.

Comedy clubs can be brutal. Those people are for real, and if you aren't funny, they aren't laughing. They don't care who you are.

I don't want to look out and perform in front of people who are drunk. I did that when I was playing little clubs.

When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.

I don't want to sell to street art collectors, I want to sell to art collectors.

I love performing. The sounds coming at me are dynamic, colorful and multi-layered. The energy from the musicians around me and from the audience is a swirl of excitement. Sometimes, I can feel the stage vibrating under my feet.

Usually, my sets are a combination of what I love, what everyone loves; some classics, some new stuff and a couple of exclusives here and there.

I would love to make a comeback, but I don't know if people would want to see me.

I always think stand-up is the most brutal environment for a comedian.

I'm just a comedian. That's all I am. If you find me funny, good.

One thing a comedian does, when you step on the stage, you're selling yourself, and certainly I don't think the whole world can love you. But if you can get the majority on your side, you're really in business.

I love the buzz of doing live. I am a stand-up comedian and so I am not scared of live.

The comedian just wants to get a laugh.

You can succeed as a terrible director, but try doing that with stand-up: try being a terrible comedian and getting up on stage. The funny will win out very, very quickly.

Probably one of the reasons I became a comedian is that you get a chance to control when people laugh at you.

I'm not a comedian who wants to spend far too long on stage.

If the show is going really well and the comedian is still annoyed with the audience, chances are he's a Boston comic. That's the beauty of Boston comics.