--- title: "12 Onstage Audience Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Onstage Audience quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Onstage Audience sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/bryce-dessner-9086_audience_we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were_1291421.png" --- > [We've played in places where there were more of us onstage than in the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were-more-of-us-onstage-than-in/) [Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/bryce-dessner-9086_audience_we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were_1291421.png) > [I feel most free onstage. The audience, it's an abstraction. You don't really see anyone out there, but you feel the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-gordon/i-feel-most-free-onstage-the-audience-it-s-an-abstraction-you-don-t/) [Kim Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/kim-gordon-4178_abstraction_i-feel-most-free-onstage-the-audience-it_1964127.png) > [When you get onstage, you can see everyone in the audience's face, down to the detail. You can see who may or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/when-you-get-onstage-you-can-see-everyone-in-the-audience-s-face-down/) [Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f00/jim-rash-9572_audience_when-you-get-onstage-you-can-see-everyon_1278519.png) > [When I'm onstage, I'm more in the audience in my head than I am on the stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sixx/when-i-m-onstage-i-m-more-in-the-audience-in-my-head-than-i-am-on-the/) [Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sixx/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/nikki-sixx-1436_audience_when-i-m-onstage-i-m-more-in-the-audienc_57065.png) > [It's always been impressive to me when someone can really do what they want onstage. The audience has confidence in the performer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/it-s-always-been-impressive-to-me-when-someone-can-really-do-what/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/henry-rollins-170_audience_it-s-always-been-impressive-to-me-when-s_733315.png) > [All the comedians that I came up with in Chicago - especially the ones at Second City - actively understood when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-fightmaster/all-the-comedians-that-i-came-up-with-in-chicago-especially-the-ones/) [E. R. Fightmaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-fightmaster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/e-r-fightmaster-17601_chance_all-the-comedians-that-i-came-up-with-in_871025.jpg) > [I've done stand-up since I was 18 years old, and I absolutely love it, but I used to go onstage, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-gold/i-ve-done-stand-up-since-i-was-18-years-old-and-i-absolutely-love-it/) [Judy Gold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-gold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/judy-gold-10029_absolutely_i-ve-done-stand-up-since-i-was-18-years_2451725.png) > [I feel much safer onstage than I do off it. The audience listens to me & get to know my character before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janna-cachola/i-feel-much-safer-onstage-than-i-do-off-it-the-audience-listens-to-me/) [Janna Cachola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janna-cachola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/janna-cachola-30867_quote_i-feel-much-safer-onstage-than-i-do-off_850492.jpg) > [My mom was like, 'You talk so much. You have too much energy. Why don't you just join the play or something?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-byer/my-mom-was-like-you-talk-so-much-you-have-too-much-energy-why-don-t/) [Nicole Byer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-byer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/nicole-byer-8679_comedy_my-mom-was-like-you-talk-so-much-you-hav_1171487.jpg) > [When you're onstage and the audience is smiling and singing and bopping along and you're all on the same level, it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/when-you-re-onstage-and-the-audience-is-smiling-and-singing-and/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/joan-jett-2373_audience_when-you-re-onstage-and-the-audience-is_241330.jpg) > [There's something about communal experiences that allow you to see aspects of art that you wouldn't necessarily experience if you were by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-faist/there-s-something-about-communal-experiences-that-allow-you-to-see/) [Mike Faist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-faist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/mike-faist-5915_art_there-s-something-about-communal-experie_2822190.jpg) > [I think if you see me perform onstage, you'd like, Oh, that woman thinks she can do anything. But in reality, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bridget-everett/i-think-if-you-see-me-perform-onstage-you-d-like-oh-that-woman-thinks/) [Bridget Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bridget-everett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a3/bridget-everett-4913_people_i-think-if-you-see-me-perform-onstage-yo_2052070.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/onstage-audience/#itemlist", "name": "Onstage Audience Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We've played in places where there were more of us onstage than in the audience.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bryce Dessner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were-more-of-us-onstage-than-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/bryce-dessner-9086_audience_we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were_1291421.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/bryce-dessner-9086_audience_we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were_1291421.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/bryce-dessner-9086_audience_we-ve-played-in-places-where-there-were_1291421.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We've played in places where there were more of us onstage than in the audience.” — Bryce Dessner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel most free onstage. 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