Interpreting gives me a chance to do what I do well and have done since I was a kid. At one time,… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
Ignorance and arrogance are a lethal combination. Nowhere do we see that more clearly among writers and performers who pontificate as historians… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
When I'm taking my last breath, I want to look at how I used up the best of myself. How much did… — Elizabeth Streb Copy Share Image
I don't know what the hell I'm doing up there half the time. These performers that go on about their technique and… — Elaine Stritch Copy Share Image
When managers overdo micromanaging of others, they probably hired the wrong people or failed to give them a clear idea of what… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's… — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about being an actor that… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
There's so many parts of your life, you know? People say that you don't get any better after the age of about… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I was booked into a jazz club. I was scared to death. I'm not a jazz artist.… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
I think there's something unfortunate about the attention that performers get in our media, but the weight of government propaganda is so… — David Clennon Copy Share Image
The most puzzling thing about TV is the steady advance of the sponsor across the line that has always separated news from… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Another thing that I like and that's fun for me is to try and talk and play music at the same time,… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
The feeling you get from playing to a good audience is hard to describe without sounding as though you are talking silly.… — Tony Iommi Copy Share Image
The words we use have weight. Whether it's in a conversation with a friend or something said publicly on stage or broadcast.… — Hari Kondabolu Copy Share Image
Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I was always a natural performer. It was easy for me. I danced and I sang, and all that stuff. I felt… — Kari Matchett Copy Share Image
Dave Chappelle is about as gifted as it gets, as a performer and comedian. [...] It's always great to watch him work.… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
Tonight, I would like to pay tribute to the greatest entertainer of all time, Mr. Elvis Presley. Elvis was Las Vegas. And… — Celine Dion Copy Share Image
The artist must forget the audience, forget the critics, forget the technique, forget everything but love for the music. Then, the music… — Mstislav Rostropovich Copy Share Image
I was not intrigued with the accouterments of success and fame, the furs, jewels, expensive automobiles and mansions... I can assure you… — Sophia Loren Copy Share Image
As an actress, I think it’s important to look back and realize that we aren’t always quite as original as we think… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
My parents were working performers, so obviously I saw that there wasn't a lot of fairy tale going on there. It was… — Megan Follows Copy Share Image
Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they… — Mac Davis Copy Share Image
The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable,… — K. Anders Ericsson Copy Share Image
Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
I have always had an interest in performers who play against the most obvious of expectations and are able to find something… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
Obviously when I'm put in a situation where there is a lot of attention on me, it's this weird dichotomy - I… — Tyler Blackburn Copy Share Image
It bothers me when people say, 'Oh, you're so down to earth - for an actor.' Even when they don't say 'for… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
It would be awesome to know how to sing and be some sort of performer; to feed off other's people's energy is… — Nick Viall Copy Share Image
My family aren't performers. They're just normal people. They don't understand this entertainment world. They just think it's mental. They have no… — Jay Ryan Copy Share Image
Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with… — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
So often, I have seen really, really talented performers never quite relating to material. I mean, there's a lot of gay actors,… — Julie Halston Copy Share Image
I was very aware of performers who have a persona, whether it's Siouxsie Sioux or Patti Smith or Lydia Lunch, and I'm… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a performer, I didn't know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
One's concentration as a performer must remain centered on the action of which one is a part. For it is in truth… — Rick Dees Copy Share Image
My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country,… — Scott Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm the audience first, and if you're gonna be a great performer, you need to be a great audience. So, I do… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
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