Gigs Quotes · Page 7

I really don't want to thank my wife because I could be bussing tables at the Daily Grill right now if not…

— Robert Downey, Jr

Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there.

— Jules Shear

I wish I could teleport and cut out the travelling in between gigs. I want the luxury of the shows without the…

— Mabel

I've made it very clear that I'm interested in voiceover work. I mean, I'm always looking for voiceover gigs. I love that.

— Lake Bell

When I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director I then look for an acting gig.

— Lake Bell

Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention.

— Alan Parsons

For a long time, my shows were about people walking out or about getting my gigs canceled or having the presenter not…

— Eric Bogosian

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

— Bill Bruford

I had known Hal [Needham] for a while by the time he moved in, so I was sure we'd get along well,…

— Burt Reynolds

I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage…

— Patti LuPone

I've had a few gigs where things have got out of hand and there has been a huge crush with my fans.…

— Justin Bieber

I tick so many boxes. Thats why I get a lot of gigs - because I can do the lectures, I can…

— Grayson Perry

My mum's an opera singer: I grew up watching her get swept up in music and transform herself into characters. She taught…

— Katie Noonan

Every time I listen back to solos of mine I'll hear something I like and then another phrase that I can't stand.…

— John Abercrombie

And I never missed one concert. In 89 shows, I think I did one a bit suspect show. In the old days,…

— Ozzy Osbourne

Part of the acting gig is when you're let loose some improvs and put stuff into your own words every once in…

— Jack Black

There seemed to be a sense about Sarah [Harmer] even back then.She was obviously a quick study. I remember going to the…

— Gordon Downie

Little Wing is like one of these beautiful girls that come around sometimes ... you play your gig; it's the same thing…

— Jimi Hendrix

I use Twitter as a tool to get involved with people, to sell tickets to gigs where I can stand in a…

— Rob Delaney

I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have…

— Norah Jones

For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.

— Tommy Bolin

I was so happy and content with in life playing music. Music was always my first job and my day gig was…

— Bo Bice

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week. And that's what I'm doing.

— Van Morrison

I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.

— Yann Tiersen

I've been playing live gigs since I was 13. I really don't know how to do anything else, and please God strike…

— Joshua Homme

I was rooming with Jimmy Bowen at the time, doing some gigs, then I went back to New Orleans and played there…

— Johnny Ramistella

I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.

— Kevin Eubanks

After a gig I get to the hotel all psyched-up from being on stage and get stuck into 'Homes and Interiors' magazine.

— Gary Barlow

I feel like I'm always being challenged by my voice acting roles, for multiple different reasons. I still get nervous every time…

— Ashly Burch

Gigs are my favourite thing - even the not so good ones, because you always learn something.

— Mabel

The establishment? Well, guess what? Donald Trump now is the establishment. His primary opponents, many of them are interviewing for White House…

— Chuck Todd

I go to my fair share of festivals and gigs and I know that there are great musical talents out there.

— Rhod Gilbert

I had been playing with my local band, Skinny Cat. I had been to quite a few auditions before UFO, managed to…

— Bernie Marsden

I previously played King Tut's in Glasgow, which is one of my favourite gigs. It's really intimate.

— Nina Nesbitt

Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.

— Mel Gibson

A lot of people don't think they can count on me, but I've never missed a gig in my life.

— Johnny Thunders

Frasier' was a classy gig. I didn't for one minute think it was less prestigious or artistic than doing a play.

— John Mahoney

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza…

— Mose Allison

I've seen a lot of women give up after they've had three or four bad gigs in a row. It's very difficult…

— Jo Brand

I went around driving myself to gigs everywhere, and eventually, people just kept coming back.

— Ben Howard