Quotes About Presence

You're always trying to find common ground with whatever you do, but you want to not be thinking about yourself when you're performing a play. The job is getting yourself out of the way and letting the character go about the scenes.

I wanted to communicate how important it is to love on the people that are in our lives and to take every day with someone as a blessing.

When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.

Our language - the way that we deal with most actors is we don't like to get very complicated because we don't want them to think too much because we find it takes them out of the moment.

I don't take pictures when I'm with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It's important when you're as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you're with them, and nothing compromises that. I've been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.

When I am at home, I am there and when I'm shooting or doing any other thing, I concentrate on that.

You walk into a restaurant these days, and what you see is everyone with their phone next to them. That is terrible. Instead of concentrating on the relationship, on the needs and activities and interests of the other person, they are constantly looking at their phone.

I never mind when I have to put my phone away at a concert. At all. I find I enjoy it much more, so I like the idea.

I never really went to any concerts that I wasn't in.

I have confidence and je ne sais quoi. That is unmistakable.

Confident people have a way of carrying themselves that makes others more attracted to them.

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

I'm just really confident sexually, and I think that sort of oozes out of my pores. It's just there. It's something I don't have to turn on.

Through the loss of my wife and many confusing times, Jesus was always there by my side.

I feel connected to God when I'm out there performing.

When I look up and see a star, I know my mom is there. She's with me all the time. It's a powerful connection.

With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.

In our heart, in the heart of each of you, let there be always the joyous certainty that the Lord is near, that he does not abandon us, that he is near to us, and that he surrounds us with his love.

'The X Factor' was the final push I needed to have the presence and confidence on stage, which I didn't have before. It's a crash course in the music industry. If you can survive the show, you're ready for the industry.

Surviving in music is the same as surviving in a place like Knowle West - sometimes you need to be low-key, but sometimes you need to make your presence felt.

I look over and Mike's not there, I hear the drums and know it isn't Jeff. I guess there is some survivor's guilt, but I'm happy to be here every day, still doing what I love most.

Part of being an actor is being susceptible to imaginary circumstances, so as soon as I'm on the set I feel like I'm actually there.

Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances.

To try and sustain a performance is always a challenge. Anything you work on, to try and be real and show up and not look as if I'm playing pat to anything is always work.