I'm usually put off by performers when they get political

The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable, that is,…

— K. Anders Ericsson

In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him being an…

— Andy Serkis

Many people, including myself, thought of Jobs as an inventor, an Edison-like figure, but he wasn't. I did a documentary on James Brown recently;…

— Alex Gibney

The process of putting intangible thoughts into an imperfect system of notation - which is difficult enough, depending on your ideas - acquaints you…

— Marc-Andre Hamelin

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and…

— Carla Bley

I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome…

— Andy Grammer

Just as performers, I think you'd be an idiot not to utilize YouTube.

— Noel Wells

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

— Jack Welch

Seen from the point of view of the composer, the most nonsensical practice is that of casting people in musicals who are unable to…

— Ernest Gold

I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell right away…

— Alan Vega

The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred…

— Marc Maron

One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom.

— Meryl Davis

Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long:…

— Robert Gottlieb

To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to pull it…

— John Eliot

CS: I always say there's a tribal element in a rock concert. There's a real back-and-forth thing that goes on between the audience and…

— Chris Stein