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title: "5 Performance Like Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/a-good-or-great-performance-is-like-peeling-an-onion-in-every-scene/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bef/larry-moss-36576_audience_a-good-or-great-performance-is-like-peel_157710.jpg)

> [You've got to chop back the performance like a rose bush. That's when it's beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-ripley/you-ve-got-to-chop-back-the-performance-like-a-rose-bush-that-s-when/)

[Alice Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-ripley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/alice-ripley-6506_back_you-ve-got-to-chop-back-the-performance_1026573.jpg)

> [Every time I see a live performance of something, I'm like, 'I want to be doing that!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-hilty/every-time-i-see-a-live-performance-of-something-i-m-like-i-want-to/)

[Megan Hilty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-hilty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37a/megan-hilty-12791_doing_every-time-i-see-a-live-performance-of-s_1945893.jpg)

> [A performance is like a boat. You really want it to arrive at port. So when something goes wrong and it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvie-guillem/a-performance-is-like-a-boat-you-really-want-it-to-arrive-at-port-so/)

[Sylvie Guillem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvie-guillem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/sylvie-guillem-4764_boat_a-performance-is-like-a-boat-you-really_2658444.png)

> [Oh, I get compared to my mum in many way, be it looks, the performance or whatever else, but none of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghana-raj/oh-i-get-compared-to-my-mum-in-many-way-be-it-looks-the-performance/)

[Meghana Raj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghana-raj/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/meghana-raj-10774_compared_oh-i-get-compared-to-my-mum-in-many-way_3094727.jpg)

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