As a performer, you can't just sit around waiting for the phone to ring. You have to write and develop projects for… — Wendi McLendon-Covey Copy Share Image
If you practice for ten years, you may begin to please yourself, after 20 years you may become a performer and please… — Ali Akbar Khan Copy Share Image
I don't remember ever deciding to become a performer. I just always was. I began performing by mimicking the performers on the… — T'Keyah Crystal Keymah Copy Share Image
All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration… — James Cromwell Copy Share Image
I learned from Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, the Nicholas Brothers, the whole thing, the whole schmear. [The Cotton Club] was… — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
True change is a long game, and it remains to be seen if this is change. We've had years before where there… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much… — Brady Corbet Copy Share Image
I'm sure that Zhang Lanxin could be an outstanding action movie actress. For one thing, she wouldn't require a stand-in. As for… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
I'm interested in confronting police brutality and police abuse of cracking down on street performers and street artists, but also in valorizing… — Kalan Sherrard Copy Share Image
Right now, my career is in three directions: as a performer, as an arranger, as an author - and I don't give… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
The scene we shot with Charlie Rose was actually the last piece that was ever shot for 'Breaking Bad.' My daughter and… — Peter Gould Copy Share Image
I think an artist can fit under a few different categories depending on how much you explore your creativity. It can vary… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
I think, describing Elvis for me would be a very generous king. He was the king of rock and roll, will always… — Jackie DeShannon Copy Share Image
(The) process of acting is no different to conventional screen acting, in that it's providing a perfect interface between the director and… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Star performers are my favorite to manage and lead. Star performers are critical to any organization, and the key is how can… — John Stumpf Copy Share Image
I never talk about what I'm writing about currently, never. It's private work on your own, no need or obligation to talk… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
Pro wrestling was there, and I was good at it, thank God. I started getting a lot of offers, but unfortunately, at… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
The jokes now, it's just more stories and personal experiences. And just talking about things that really happened. It's just becoming more… — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
It's true that bluegrass is a virtuosic form and asks that of its performer. Old-time music is older rawer and purer. It's… — Ketch Secor Copy Share Image
I think I'm open to adventures and surprises. As a performer, I'm really just naturally talented. And those roles may not look… — Bai Ling Copy Share Image
All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in, who's booked the guests, who's decided to have Lena Dunham and to have the mothers of sons who… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
The best results come when people believe in and feel strongly about the music they are playing. Just as composers write for… — Michael Hersch Copy Share Image
I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
Each time a mediocre singer performs, he is saying, in effect, "This is good enough for you." The audience, thrust into that… — Florence King Copy Share Image
I think that people are taking our artistry a little more serious compared to when we started. They are of course fascinated… — BeBe Zahara Benet Copy Share Image
Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a 'key' performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a way, when… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
Some people are good at performing in front of people like that, but I'm uncomfortable at it. I think maybe that's the… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
I'm so not a performer, my drive to do [acting] is so different to other people - and I'm not discrediting that,… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
When it comes to women, our perfectionism gives us a lot of grief. Women want to be super moms, super partners and… — Kristina Schroder Copy Share Image
There's something mystical and wonderful about being in the room with the actual live performer s on stage that works. In film,… — Marshall Brickman Copy Share Image
It's a great time to be a comedian because you've got so much more control. You can say what you want to.… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
I don't know why people don't want to talk about their numbers. I guess in a sense, there's a bit of performer… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I think people sometimes don't pay enough attention to what they do. I've done well, but the reason is pretty simple: I've… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
If you're on social media as a performer you can tell. If you don't get any Tweets you know it's bombed. I… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
I made the decision to take on board the critical feedback. Reviews are something you can easily ignore as a performer or… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
He was always saying, 'I wonder what Paul is doing.' When John and I were together, and this is about a week… — May Pang Copy Share Image
I've dabbled in running around on stage, and at certain times it's nice to step away from the anchor of the piano… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
I'm a performer. That's what I do. That and making money - it's the passion and the care factor for the people… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
![“I learned from Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, the Nicholas Brothers, the whole thing, the whole schmear. [The Cotton Club] was a great place because it hired us, for one thing, at a time when it was really rough [for Black performers].” quote by Lena Horne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e9f/lena-horne-15555_adelaide_i-learned-from-ethel-waters-duke-ellingt_478684.jpg)
![“I'm so not a performer, my drive to do [acting] is so different to other people - and I'm not discrediting that, they're born performers, they're people that you love to watch just be themselves. I like to be a little bit more in control. I like to make something.” quote by Kristen Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/802/kristen-stewart-809_acting_i-m-so-not-a-performer-my-drive-to-do-ac_2364367.jpg)
