The more you're able to understand how to do a good dramatic performance, that can inform your comedy. It all informs one… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance… — Nolan Gould Copy Share Image
I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just… — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
The assertion fallacy is the fallacy of confusing the conditions for the performance of the speech act of assertion with the analysis… — John Searle Copy Share Image
Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films. — Jonathan Demme Copy Share Image
Of course, De Niro has had a long history of memorable performances. Everyone knows 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull,' but 'Awakenings' really… — Adriane Lenox Copy Share Image
To be a manager requires more than a title, a big office, and other outward symbols of rank. It requires competence and… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
My father, my uncles, my aunts, from my father's side and my mother's side... they were all professional musicians. My father was… — Lalo Schifrin Copy Share Image
The serial bully, who in my estimation accounts for about one person in thirty in society, is the single most important threat… — Tim Field Copy Share Image
Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
One does odd things. You see, when one's young one doesn't feel part of it yet, the human condition; one does things… — Sybille Bedford Copy Share Image
Over the years, I think, people - actors, writers, whatever - lose their frame of reference. Their frame of reference is based… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
When I did "Seven Easy Pieces," I actually re-performed the performances of other artists. It was such difficult work because I had… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
I have become increasingly convinced that the past records of mutual fund managers are essentially worthless in predicting future success. The few… — Burton Malkiel Copy Share Image
The impossibility of keeping Englishmen sober ashore was a constant source of complaint, It was the great weakness of 16th century English… — Nicholas Rodger Copy Share Image
Unlike motor sport, I didn't get into music for the live performances. I like writing and studio work and seeing how a… — Jacques Villeneuve Copy Share Image
I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
Effortless [performance] and improvisation are two different things. Just because it's improvised doesn't mean it's effortless and just because it's effortless doesn't… — Christoph Waltz Copy Share Image
I mean, there's definitely a difference between film and live performances or live television. But at the same time, it's just performing.… — Kenny Wormald Copy Share Image
O world, world! thus is the poor agent despised. O traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you set a-work, and how ill… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
If a player is not performing, there are two ways of looking at it. You wait for performance to come, or maybe… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my… — Elliott Carter Copy Share Image
For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix… — Ron Moody Copy Share Image
If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
I was always very dramatic - my family would probably use the word 'dramatic' - as a child; always putting on performances,… — Margot Robbie Copy Share Image
China has legally purchased high performance computers, advanced machine tools, and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment from several American companies. — Charles Bass Copy Share Image
I am a musical-theater nut. When the lyrics, orchestration, and performance all come together just right, I come alive and can feel… — Kelly Stables Copy Share Image
From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence]… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Briggsy's performances down the years have been pure magic. If they could bottle his ability and sell if at drama schools they'd… — Lynne Perrie Copy Share Image
I think we all have a similar philosophy about comedy and comic performance which is that it's at its best when you… — Mathew Baynton Copy Share Image
Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you… — Sam Riley Copy Share Image
One thing I'm most proud of, in my movies, is that I think the performances are super-strong, but that's not all me.… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
I propose that a teacher's pay be tied to merit, not tenure. And I propose that a teacher's employment be tied to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
What can I contribute that will significantly affect the performance and the results of the institution I serve? — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
I think Broadway is good for sharpening your skills. It's the best for really reaching the zenith of your talent. You go… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Documentation is misleading, because the performance is dead. So the very early works were not documented at all. — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Maybe when it comes to my music, or my performances, I'm a little more aggressive because I want everything to be perfect.… — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
![“Effortless [performance] and improvisation are two different things. Just because it's improvised doesn't mean it's effortless and just because it's effortless doesn't necessarily mean it's improvised.” quote by Christoph Waltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8dd/christoph-waltz-8110_different_effortless-performance-and-improvisation_2216751.jpg)
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