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title: "8 Performer People Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Performer People quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Performer People sayings and thoughts."
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> [Being a stage performer for me, was - to be in front of people was just something that just came very naturally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-currie/being-a-stage-performer-for-me-was-to-be-in-front-of-people-was-just/)

[Cherie Currie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-currie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/885/cherie-currie-19087_love-is_being-a-stage-performer-for-me-was-to-be_230421.jpg)

> [Sometimes you write passages that don't need to be rewritten. Performance is that for me. Improvisation, things that happen in the moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/sometimes-you-write-passages-that-don-t-need-to-be-rewritten/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf8/patti-smith-394_happens_sometimes-you-write-passages-that-don-t_610216.jpg)

> [First of all, I'm a performer, so people really want to see my performance in different styles and genres. We tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boa/first-of-all-i-m-a-performer-so-people-really-want-to-see-my/)

[BoA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/boa-30395_hip-hop_first-of-all-i-m-a-performer-so-people-r_673216.png)

> [I like being a musician that's also a fly on the wall. I like people coming in the room and doing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-like-being-a-musician-that-s-also-a-fly-on-the-wall-i-like-people/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/travis-morrison-27885_attention_i-like-being-a-musician-that-s-also-a-fl_1169371.jpg)

> [I always knew I wanted to be a performer, and my mother started taking me to dance classes when I was five.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lopez/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-performer-and-my-mother-started-taking/)

[Jennifer Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lopez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/jennifer-lopez-1227_business_i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-performer_1593618.jpg)

> [I used to be naive. I didn't realize the value of being a whole performer... People start to care about you when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aj-lee/i-used-to-be-naive-i-didn-t-realize-the-value-of-being-a-whole/)

[AJ Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aj-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/aj-lee-12237_naive_i-used-to-be-naive-i-didn-t-realize-the_2132053.jpg)

> [If you're a performer, people tend to be quite positive about you or they have no opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-re-a-performer-people-tend-to-be-quite-positive-about-you-or/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/eddie-izzard-1732_ifs_if-you-re-a-performer-people-tend-to-be_2238051.jpg)

> [Sometimes people ask me, 'You do stand-up?' I try explaining what I do, and I don't think they really get it. So:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlyne-yi/sometimes-people-ask-me-you-do-stand-up-i-try-explaining-what-i-do/)

[Charlyne Yi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlyne-yi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/charlyne-yi-17248_arrogant_sometimes-people-ask-me-you-do-stand-up_3102783.jpg)

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