Quotes About Performances

Years ago on TV, I played people like Doc Holliday and Jesse James on Westerns.

I'm a father of four so whenever I'm not working my kids have their different sports, or plays, or school performances, so I don't do a whole lot of other stuff besides being a dad.

In the '80s, we played the Roxy and the Whiskey with our bands.

I've done some really weird gigs. The ones where no one turned up - they're probably not the interesting ones to talk about. I played some pretty random ones in L.A. I signed to play all-R&B nights or an all-comedy night where I'd be the only white person there. They were fun.

Do you know I used to pride myself on the fact that I'd never booked a show in my life, but that I'd played so many because I'd been invited?

In principle, I think the idea of rewarding a good effort is interesting, but movies are generally different from each other as are performances and the conditions on how the performances are given and how they're edited and so forth.

I'm blessed and proud and privileged to have played two wonderful characters on television.

I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.

At Performa in New York, there are a lot of commissions, but Manchester Festival is the only festival where everything is fully produced by the festival.

Producing is getting the performances, tracking it, making sure all the parts are there. Mixing is when you take the finished work, and you make sure all the levels are right. It's putting all the parts together.

I've had over a dozen models come in and pose fro me live for these new Cirque pieces. Cirque is a world-wide phenomenon and they are just incredible athletes. I've been to all the performances and am really fascinated by all of their productions.

I've enjoyed lots of productions, and it's always been down to the actors I've been working with.

I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.

As an actress, I'm constantly watching different shows and films and am always gathering information and inspiration for characters and techniques to make my performances the best they can be.

I did around 100 episodes as Ted without the band, but the 20 I did with The Blanks are the only ones anyone ever seems to remember.

When I think about myself as a teenager going to festivals, you look to the main stage as the main entertainment of the night.

The Academy Awards were basically created by the industry to promote pictures. They weren't really to acknowledge the performances. Then it became sort of this a great popularity contest and now, it's an incredible show and it's seen all over the world.

My favorite movie is 'The Women' from 1939. It's been my favorite movie since I was like 12 years old. I love the dialogue, really. It's just a lot of really strong female performances. Rosalind Russell kills it, you know.

Sometimes when you're playing certain festivals you're no' allowed to announce other dates, if you know what I mean?

All my friends are usually at festivals... I just have so much adrenaline running, I literally could run a marathon after my shows.

I love that there's always something happening at festivals. It takes some of the pressure away, too, because you're one person on the bill.

The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles.