Performances Quotes · Page 18

I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.

— Philippe Petit

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our righteousness doesn't depend on our present performance but on Jesus' finished performance.

— Judah Smith

Sketching is a continuing source of learning rather than a string of performances.

— Paul Laseau

To me, 'Scream' is a masterpiece on every level - the performances, the humor, the tone - it's just flawless.

— Marley Shelton

Just because you're wearing a goofy hat doesn't make it performance art.

— Kathleen Hanna

I like actors who don't have to think too hard about what they have to do to achieve their performance.

— Michel Gondry

I'm very excited about the resurgence of vinyl which seems to parallel a growing interest in live performance

— Saul Williams

Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights.

— Orville Prescott

I don't attribute an actor's great success to their own individual performance when it's something as collaborative as a movie.

— Jesse Eisenberg

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to…

— Beyonce Knowles

Yesterday's concert was a success. I hasten to let you know. I inform your Lordship that I was not a bit nervous…

— Frederic Chopin

We need to capitalize on the tracks we're really, really good at. At Richmond and Martinsville, our performance and results have not…

— Denny Hamlin

Jessica Lange in Frances... was dramatic and passionate and one of the strongest performances I've seen a woman do

— Sherilyn Fenn

As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do…

— Kurt Masur

If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and…

— Bill Dixon

Thankfully, the meat of the Tony telecast is the performances from the shows, so the awards show kind of creates itself around…

— Neil Patrick Harris

If Coolidge were a stock, he'd be a buy. The experts have historically ranked Coolidge in the bottom quartile or bottom half…

— Amity Shlaes

I would love to work with Johnny Depp. I really admire him as an actor, and personally, in my opinion, his portrayal…

— Caroline Sunshine

Creating the culture of burnout is opposite to creating a culture of sustainable creativity. This is something that needs to be taught…

— Arianna Huffington

The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you.…

— Simon Sinek

In the performance of an illocutionary act in the literal utterance of a sentence, the speaker intends to produce a certain effect…

— John Searle

Brasil used to have - and still has, in some ways - a strong culture of showing off. And that's not only…

— Ricardo Nunes

I can tell you it makes a big difference to have a director who is collaborative. What motivates a character in my…

— Nia Long

One of the manifestations of depression for me is that I lose my will. And I thereby lose my ability to focus.…

— Rachel Maddow

In the mid-1980s, operating problems took [nuclear] plants off-line so often that, on an annual basis, they operated at only about 55…

— Daniel Yergin

What is the manager's job? It is to direct the resources and the efforts of the business toward opportunities for economically significant…

— Peter Drucker

What's important is a great set of objective ears, years of experience and a great room with a true sound. Look at…

— Chris McCormack

Those who believe they have pleased God by the quality of their devotion and moral goodness naturally feel that they and their…

— Timothy Keller

Mood evidently affects the operation of System 1: when we are uncomfortable and unhappy, we lose touch with our intuition. These findings…

— Daniel Kahneman

Just concentrate on the performers. Make sure you get the performers, and that's it. That's all we need to do." And I…

— Edgar Wright

I valued the experience of making the recordings, and I value the performances contained therein, and I value so much of what…

— Will Oldham

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances.

— John Davidson

I felt I should get back to stage performances because I really enjoy them.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be

— Tom Berenger

Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused.

— Shaun White

Performances will determine who actually ends up being the eighth-inning guy.

— Brad Ausmus

If you focus your energy on the camera, it takes away from the time you have to focus on the performances.

— Spike Jonze

It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something very different.

— John Templeton

The system that people work in and the interaction with people may account for 90 or 95 percent of performance.

— W. Edwards Deming