Performers Quotes · Page 16

The British tradition, basically, is to go to the character. And the Hollywood tradition, shall we say, is basically to take the…

— John Hurt

Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers.

— Robert Gottlieb

There's my personal life, my sensitive side, and then me as a performer, sexy and energised and fun.

— Beyonce Knowles

Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on…

— Tom Glazer

You can be the most artistically perfect performer in the world, but an audience is like a broad - if you're indifferent,…

— Frank Sinatra

I believe myself to be a worthwhile and inventive performer in my own right. [And] I want to be known for what…

— George Carlin

Most writers or performers walk around with the notion in their head that - a paranoid worry that maybe people don't like…

— Charlie Brooker

I'm not a performer. If they're looking for entertainer-in-chief, I'm probably not the guy.

— Jeb Bush

My whole background was with bands, so I always thought of "fashion" as performative. It took me a long time to bridge…

— Le1f

I know I'm a very dynamic performer. Once you come to the show, you're gonna want to have the album. I think…

— Miguel

When I look at great singers like Sinatra, Bennett and (Tom) Jones, I see great performers that can really move an audience.…

— Tiny Tim

Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it; they feel it; they experience it before…

— Stephen Covey

My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and…

— Jane Pauley

There is an enormous thrust in our time to have a simple answer. And that simple answer is that all depends on…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I love festivals because they seem like more of an artsy, supportive attitude - which benefits a more theatrical performer sometimes with…

— Maria Bamford

That is what lower performers do; they make others wrong for doing what is necessary in order to make themselves feel okay…

— Grant Cardone

If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the…

— Brendan Rodgers

Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers.

— Anna Faris

One tries to be an observer as an actor and indeed as a director because the small things, the give-away things are…

— Janet Suzman

I don't want to be the oldest performer in captivity... I don't want to look like a little old man dancing out…

— Fred Astaire

Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack.

— John Eliot

All the world's indeed a stage And we are merely players Performers and portrayers Each another's audience outside the gilded cage

— Neil Peart

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.

— Anonymous

TWINS by Nefesch is a fantastic piece of truly impromptu mentalism which will only be performed by fearless performers. Highly recommended!

— Keith Barry

I've said it before, that I think if we can have any woman from any other background to come into the WWE,…

— Alexa Bliss

Having the presence of mind to react to any situation onstage is what makes the best performers keep their spontaneity intact.

— Marni Nixon

The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I…

— Manu Bennett

I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed.

— Nick Cave

Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is.

— Jack Welch

I'm used to getting reviews. I try not to read much because you'll always focus on the bad ones and not remember…

— Sam Trammell

I love music that has good catchy choruses and fits into many different genres. ... I like real artists, that write their…

— Perez Hilton

To others we are not ourselves but performers in their lives cast for a part we do not even know we are…

— Elizabeth Bibesco

Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling thier missions.

— Charles Garfield

“I like performing because it's direct contact with live people. I write a good deal of the time but that's introspective creation…

— Oliver

To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that…

— Elizabeth Bibesco

You have to remember we're just performers, that we seldom have any kind of grasp on real life.

— Tom Kenny

As a performer, I could be like, "I don't want to leave that in there." But as a producer, I have to…

— Karina Longworth

I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you…

— Pauly Shore

A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot.

— Patti LuPone

“The elite performers don’t focus on the overwhelming whole – they focus on getting through the next step.”

— Sebastian Marshall