It is one of the few elements in the process that a director really, really can't control: an actor's performance. If you… — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
So many dancers rely on some sort of magic happening on the stage. They never, for various reasons, work full out in… — Benjamin Harkarvy Copy Share Image
There are loads of black actors.You can't say: I'm going to vote for him, he's not very good but he's black, [so]… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
The other thing is that when people mention computers - and I'm pretty much the same - they find it hard to… — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
If you have a grateful heart (which is a miracle amongst you statesmen), show it by directing the bearer to the best… — John Wilmot Copy Share Image
I've tried every kind of bottled water, but Poland Spring is my go-to. I always have room-temperature bottles of it on side… — French Montana Copy Share Image
High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances. — John Eliot Copy Share Image
When people are not aiming for anything in particular or when they cannot monitor their performance, there is little basis for translating… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
As I went through 'This Progress,' one of two performance pieces by Tino Sehgal that transform Frank Lloyd Wright's emptied-out spiral into… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
Sustaining innovations are the key to consistent performance, whereas disruptive innovations are the key to dramatic changes in power. — Geoffrey Moore Copy Share Image
It is the writer’s job to make the play interesting. It is the actor’s job to make the performance truthful. — David Mamet Copy Share Image
When a technology, regardless of how different and difficult it is, sustains the trajectory of performance improvement, my research asserts that the… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
I felt more comfortable playing other people than being myself, when I was a kid. And then, the tables turned. Through my… — Jay Ryan Copy Share Image
Chandresh relishes reactions. Genuine reactions, not mere polite applause. He often values the reactions over the show itself. A show without an… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Overt intelligent performances are not clues to the workings of minds; they are those workings. Boswell described Johnson's mind when he described… — Gilbert Ryle Copy Share Image
There was a three hour differential in performances because the sponsor insisted it be done live for California. You would go on… — Dick York Copy Share Image
Opera was an enormous part of my childhood. My parents were both opera buffs, and they met in the box seat of… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right… — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
I played more performances of 'Chris' in 'Miss Saigon' than anyone else. — Will Chase Copy Share Image
I do like to collaborate, and I like hearing other people, and I like how somebody's performance will affect my own. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
It is easier to raise the performance of one leader than it is to raise the performance of a whole mass. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
If you go on stage with the wrong attitude, or something in your performance is off, you can lose an audience in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
(Talks about her grandmother Marjorie Finlay)"She was actually a recording star in Puerto Rico when my mom was growing up. My mom… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
The best way to show respect to your fellow athletes is to give the best performance you can. — Cheng Fei Copy Share Image
