I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
Talking about performance is such a strange thing because it's so immaterial. We are talking about soft matter. We are talking about… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Extraordinary performances come out of a process of continuous, regular physical and mental practice. The mindset of an extraordinary athlete is relaxed… — Chungliang Al Huang Copy Share Image
America is the civilization of people engaged in transforming themselves. In the past, the stars of the performance were the pioneer and… — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What I really like seeing from the stage is people having their own moments, when people are doing some performance of their… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them the professional musician should aspire to the state of… — Yo-Yo Ma Copy Share Image
Sam [Mendes] said he took advantage of the fact that Kate and I were so close for many years. He knew it… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I've always loved the drama and the creating of a role and performance and all that comes with that, but I then… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
Speaking for myself, but [Kriota] probably [agrees], I don't do different things because I have to, but certainly my career's taken a… — Robert Sikoryak Copy Share Image
One of the problems of a director on the set is that we become overwhelmed by all the factors and threads of… — Whit Stillman Copy Share Image
But when there were certain moments or scenes that required a very specific nuance or performance, I myself would act out the… — Kim Jee-woon Copy Share Image
Do you have agendas for your children that are more important than the children themselves? Lost in the shuffle of uniforms, practices,… — William Martin Copy Share Image
That's where you can find things and modulate your performance and give the other actors something fresh to respond to. We've probably… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Performing is always my biggest rush. The energy is boundless from a great crowd. I truly believe in energy as a force… — Matt Sorum Copy Share Image
I have many enemies and they all think I'm being highfalutin calling it performance, but the word "reading" has a connotation of… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Whereas a good player might do something really good in a game, a great player might do something two or three times… — Warren Gatland Copy Share Image
The trouble with institutional investors is that their performance is usually measured relative to their peer group and not by an absolute… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest things that's changed in terms of the rapport with the crowd is that now crowds come… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
I write and rewrite and memorize, and then inject my performance with improvising and spontaneity, because if something feels too rehearsed, it's… — Andy Daly Copy Share Image
People appreciating my performance is good enough for me. I don't care much for awards and have never given it much thought.… — Manisha Koirala Copy Share Image
I try not to have actors in mind when I write because the tendency then is to be influenced by either their… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
He'd barely seen me coming, and despite the horribleness of what I'd just done, I kind of wished one of my instructors… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
It is like when a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
My job is to try and present the most fully-rounded character that I can, and bring a performance that people believe in. — Dominic Monaghan Copy Share Image
In performance, you dont always feel that sort of family bond right off the top. It sort of develops and grows over… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a… — Christian Slater Copy Share Image
Don't be snarky, but don't be saccharine. Don't pander, but don't shut people out. Go straight down the line with the performance. — Jenny Slate Copy Share Image
I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera,… — Lily Tomlin Copy Share Image
Sexual harassment in the workplace confuses rewards for performance with rewards for attractiveness and sexual availability. — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
Black music has become a commercial commodity. Live performances are not so accessible as they were previously. It use to be possible… — Archie Shepp Copy Share Image
In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance... you thrive… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I think you get the most honest performances when an actor shows up to set with their lines memorized. That's a very… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public… — Roger Mudd Copy Share Image
It is important for me to truly understand the people I am portraying and their struggles, in order to give an honest… — Jake T. Austin Copy Share Image
Intel's Pentium III processor operating at 1 GHz is the highest performance microprocessor for PCs, enabling Intel's customers to ship the fastest… — Paul Otellini Copy Share Image
The power of doing any thing with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
I'm always aware that there's a trick to television to prevent an actor from becoming too lazy. Once you become too familiar… — Julianna Margulies Copy Share Image
The fans appreciate the success the young guys are having now because they know the game is clean, that they've finally got… — Ryan Braun Copy Share Image
Focusing on strengths is the surest way to greater job satisfaction, team performance and organizational excellence. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time.… — Olivia Thirlby Copy Share Image
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