There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers. — Elton John Copy Share Image
Songwriters aren't always performers, and even performing songwriters aren't always the kind of show-biz performers you think they'd be. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if… — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Copy Share Image
As a performer, I want to hit the last row of the arena. I want to make big moves. I'm a spaz,… — Mark McGrath Copy Share Image
Part of the Hong Kong style is the fact that a lot of the performers can perform the moves, and we don't… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years. — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
I think the most challenging part of being a performer is just making sure that people know that when you get up… — Kate Voegele Copy Share Image
People who aren't complicated in real life come through as pretty bland on the screen. Most great performers are not very happy… — George Cukor Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a stand-up comedian. I consider myself a performer; a comic as opposed to stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedians stand… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
People used to believe their life--or at least their life as a performer--was over at 28 or some ungodly age! God, when… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there's something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
All dance has expression. If there is no expression, I prefer the circus. The performers do more dangerous, more difficult technical things… — Luis de la Fuente Copy Share Image
Performers love to perform - that's the thing that we do. I think one of the best things was being able to… — Cher Copy Share Image
There is just a lot of creativity and theatricality in performers who happen to be gay. Maybe there's a success in numbers,… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
Performers always come back from the Edinburgh festival with adventure stories. Watts told a few: meeting a young kilt maker who spent… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
I was in New York, miserable because I was working supper clubs but I wasn't expressing myself. I was really unhappy with… — Abbey Lincoln Copy Share Image
It's one thing to be sitting at a drawing board, alone in your home and coming up with a fantasy character, and… — Frank Miller Copy Share Image
When I'm on stage, I feel like a performer for sure. I know people are looking at me and taking pictures. That… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
Khairani Barokka is a writer, spoken-word poet, visual artist and performer whose work has a strong vein of activism, particularly around disability,… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
People who are great thinkers, in science or in art, people who are great performers, have to have that kind of capacity.… — Antonio Damasio Copy Share Image
When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
I went to high school right outside Dallas, and (songwriter and performer) Michael Martin Murphey was a senior there when I was… — Ray Wylie Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Not everyone who plays knows the rules and neither the One who watches the game is a novice, Grow Up!” ” — Ramana Pemmaraju Copy Share Image
What plethora of material goods can possibly atone for a waking life so humanly belittling, if not degrading, as the push-button tasks… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers. — Jamie Farr Copy Share Image
In the scientific community you find competent teachers and original researchers, just as in the musical community you find many good performers… — Mario Bunge Copy Share Image
Society has definitely gotten to the point where everybody has to comment on anything, and if you want to stay sane as… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
City needs creativity to retain the high performers who have lived there for years as well as to attract new, interesting residents. — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
I love performing in a good straight play as well and I'm a crossover actor, I crossover from plays to musicals, musicals… — Erica Schroeder Copy Share Image
The best and famous performers of this world are those people who have their own style ... the style that doesn't come… — AJ Copy Share Image
I look at my Twitter feed sometimes, and there's just people tearing apart other performers. — Megan Hilty Copy Share Image
The way that music is approached in the temple is very call and response; it breaks down that barrier between performer and… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed. — Elton John Copy Share Image
I will miss a good friend who was so talanted. He was such agreat performer/ guitar player. Sleep well Prince. — Ronnie Wood Copy Share Image
The more accountable I can make you, the easier it is for you to show youre a great performer. — Mark V. Hurd Copy Share Image
Comedy clubs have brick walls behind the performer. Bricks make you funny. When I'm in front of a fireplace, I'm hilarious. — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell… — Alan Vega Copy Share Image
If you own a portfolio of stocks, you must learn to sell the worst performers first and keep the best a little… — William O'Neil Copy Share Image