--- title: "13 Onstage Really Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Onstage Really quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Onstage Really sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/jonathan-groff-4035_always_when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-ha_923303.png" --- > [When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-groff/when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-have-to-focus-on-listening-and/) [Jonathan Groff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-groff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/jonathan-groff-4035_always_when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-ha_923303.png) > [Lena Horne - when she walked onstage, she really was Erzulie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecil-taylor/lena-horne-when-she-walked-onstage-she-really-was-erzulie/) [Cecil Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecil-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/cecil-taylor-20434_onstage_lena-horne-when-she-walked-onstage-she-r_2372856.jpg) > [I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harland-williams/i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-doing-kind-of-a-character-onstage/) [Harland Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harland-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/harland-williams-17630_character_i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-doing_66278.png) > [It's always been great to be onstage. It's really effortless up there. It's not a lot of work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/it-s-always-been-great-to-be-onstage-it-s-really-effortless-up-there/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/tom-petty-2030_effortless_it-s-always-been-great-to-be-onstage-it_638460.png) > [Every time I've seen Sheryl Crow perform, it's like effortless perfection. She's so relaxed onstage, but she's really locked into the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maren-morris/every-time-i-ve-seen-sheryl-crow-perform-it-s-like-effortless/) [Maren Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maren-morris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/maren-morris-3796_fun_every-time-i-ve-seen-sheryl-crow-perform_2201489.jpg) > [Traveling the world was a constant thing, rich with experiences. But all of it was relative to being able to play live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-page/traveling-the-world-was-a-constant-thing-rich-with-experiences-but/) [Jimmy Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-page/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/jimmy-page-1492_being_traveling-the-world-was-a-constant-thing_2841760.jpg) > [Some people love being onstage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-auerbach/some-people-love-being-onstage-and-really-open-up-and-i-m-sort-of-the/) [Dan Auerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-auerbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/dan-auerbach-15977_being_some-people-love-being-onstage-and-reall_2895985.jpg) > [I found the researching academic's life was really lonely. It drove me crazy, also because I fell in love and married a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-wayne-callies/i-found-the-researching-academic-s-life-was-really-lonely-it-drove-me/) [Sarah Wayne Callies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-wayne-callies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/sarah-wayne-callies-16347_actor_i-found-the-researching-academic-s-life_534368.jpg) > [As far as being onstage, commanding presence, I've always looked up to people like Axl Rose and Freddie Mercury and Paul Stanley…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-biersack/as-far-as-being-onstage-commanding-presence-i-ve-always-looked-up-to/) [Andy Biersack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-biersack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/andy-biersack-2427_achieve_as-far-as-being-onstage-commanding-prese_1327919.png) > [I took a break from theater after 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' to make some money, to be honest, and also to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-greene/i-took-a-break-from-theater-after-the-cripple-of-inishmaan-to-make/) [Sarah Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/sarah-greene-22520_acting_i-took-a-break-from-theater-after-the-cr_332316.jpg) > [When Kehlani brought me out onstage, I really enjoyed that. I was just appreciative for her to think of me and bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefflon-don/when-kehlani-brought-me-out-onstage-i-really-enjoyed-that-i-was-just/) [Stefflon Don](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefflon-don/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/stefflon-don-12318_audience_when-kehlani-brought-me-out-onstage-i-re_1357944.jpg) > [It's sort of a feeling of power onstage. It's really the ability to make people smile, or just to turn them one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-plant/it-s-sort-of-a-feeling-of-power-onstage-it-s-really-the-ability-to/) [Robert Plant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-plant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/robert-plant-1715_ability_it-s-sort-of-a-feeling-of-power-onstage_761360.jpg) > [People call me a theater actor, but I'm just an actor. But I tell my friends all the time - especially a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/people-call-me-a-theater-actor-but-i-m-just-an-actor-but-i-tell-my/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/viola-davis-1174_call-me_people-call-me-a-theater-actor-but-i-m-j_2074806.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/onstage-really/#itemlist", "name": "Onstage Really Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonathan Groff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-groff/when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-have-to-focus-on-listening-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/jonathan-groff-4035_always_when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-ha_923303.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/jonathan-groff-4035_always_when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-ha_923303.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/jonathan-groff-4035_always_when-you-re-always-onstage-you-really-ha_923303.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.” — Jonathan Groff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lena Horne - when she walked onstage, she really was Erzulie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cecil Taylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecil-taylor/lena-horne-when-she-walked-onstage-she-really-was-erzulie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/cecil-taylor-20434_onstage_lena-horne-when-she-walked-onstage-she-r_2372856.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/cecil-taylor-20434_onstage_lena-horne-when-she-walked-onstage-she-r_2372856.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/cecil-taylor-20434_onstage_lena-horne-when-she-walked-onstage-she-r_2372856.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Lena Horne - when she walked onstage, she really was Erzulie.” — Cecil Taylor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harland Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harland-williams/i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-doing-kind-of-a-character-onstage/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/harland-williams-17630_character_i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-doing_66278.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/harland-williams-17630_character_i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-doing_66278.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/harland-williams-17630_character_i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-doing_66278.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just…” — Harland Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's always been great to be onstage. 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