Some artists see a gig as an audience worshipping them. I think it is about having a great time together. I have… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
The idea of making audiences feel like they matter, that the theatre matters, and that they're a partner in the event—that's what… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
It’s like flight, you’re flying… When you’re hitting something that’s turning you on, you get goose bumps. It’s a rush. It’s very… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I'll give you my worst nightmare. I'm dreaming that I'm onstage, the curtain goes up, and I have no idea what my… — Jackie Earle Haley Copy Share Image
Prestige podcasts, like prestige television shows, tend to have an audience that believes itself literate, well-informed, and reasonable. Listening to podcasts, in… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
I think, as an artist, whether you're making people laugh or cry or be frustrated or excited - the fact that you're… — Elisha Cuthbert Copy Share Image
The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and… — Jon Crosby Copy Share Image
I try to forget about the expectation that's out there and the audience listening for the next thing so that I'm not… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at… — Lesley Gore Copy Share Image
A scary movie puts a lot of people, a mob, in one place. There are advantages to that because the panic runs… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the… — John Keltonic Copy Share Image
For me, there's the certain focus points that come out, which could reference a song or a pop disco, or something really… — Sue Tompkins Copy Share Image
The media was, 'Oh my God, you're gay,' and I'm like yes -- I've been out my whole life to my family… — Rudy Galindo Copy Share Image
The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well - it doesn't… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
Onstage, you just have to tell the absolute truth about the character you are playing. You hope you communicate it, and you… — Carol Channing Copy Share Image
The thing that struck me is so many people that said, "Hey, I've been watching you since I was 12, and I'm… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
At the Olympics, there was a little bit of unfair judging, but I tried not to be disappointed and to do my… — Olena Vitrychenko Copy Share Image
So far as good writing goes, the use of the exclamation mark is a sign of failure. It is the literary equivalent… — Miles Kington Copy Share Image
The only thing I miss from the sitcom format is that immediate gratification of when you're, if we're talking about comedy, of… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
I get to hear the really good or the really bad things in the press, but I don't read it. I can… — Bono Copy Share Image
When we bring 'Wicked' to countries not as familiar with the 1939 'Wizard of Oz' movie we'll often make a few adjustments,… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
In addition to listening to the audience's laugh, you want to listen to their silence. Is it bored or interested silence? The… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
I don't have a Twitter account. I don't go to fan club gatherings. I'm not one of those actors who spends a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Any time you do action and horror, you've always got to try to find a way to make it fresh for the… — Robert Rodriguez Copy Share Image
When me and my brother would go to see our daddy playing, there'd be 30 people in the audience. I was only… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
The fact is that, unless you are very good, most first movies are too long, and you lose your rhythm and your… — Jean-Luc Godard Copy Share Image
For so long I didn't have any kind of readership at all - I'd get published, but not read - the idea… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
Just as a salesperson is never extreme or original or overdressed, so the TV retailers never do anything to distract their audiences… — Jennifer Stone Copy Share Image
I like any and all of my associations with music -writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I'd never bought the idea that you don't lose money by underestimating the intelligence of the audience. Although perhaps I should add… — John Lloyd Copy Share Image
Audience participation can often inject a dose of adrenalin into your average dial-tone literary reading, especially if a handful of audience-members are… — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
Music is so much fun because each song is like a film in itself. You get to go from beginning to end… — Shawnee Smith Copy Share Image
You don't psych yourself up for these things, you do them... I'm acting for the audience, not for myself, and I do… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
I'd never even thought about compromise when I worked in my studio. The major distinction is in the priority of who I… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I really like suspense in movies. I don't really like rom-coms. But that being said, as an audience member I really like… — Grace Phipps Copy Share Image
I hate giving away tricks, you have to create an impression and not an image. You want audiences to look at certain… — Kurt Russell Copy Share Image
I've found that if you just try to make the film you want, you'll find the right audience. If you try to… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
There was nothing in all Douglas's powerful effort that appealed to the higher instincts of human nature, while Lincoln always touched sympathetic… — Henry Villard Copy Share Image
In theatre, the main objective is to make the art happy, not the audience! If you have to choose between the audience… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
The youth thing never really, from my vantage point, slowed me down. I think the harder audience for me to gain acceptance… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
