There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Any performer is one person privately and then he's another person when he steps on the stage. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
All those I admired as a young performer had a calmness to their comedy. — Ronnie Corbett Copy Share Image
I always was a performer, from the time I was little. It was always a natural place for me to be. — Billy Crystal Copy Share Image
I have been a performer for as long as I can remember. I performed in Sunday school and church plays. — Adriane Lenox Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that… — Barry Manilow Copy Share Image
The performer who does the unexpected is the one who catches and holds his audience. — Soupy Sales Copy Share Image
I'm not, like, a natural performer. It's sort of a thing that I've had to learn to do. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I love the stuff that makes you laugh and cry. It kind of sucker-punches you a little bit. That's the thing that… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
I'm a hometown girl, and my personality at home is the opposite of the performer in me. But then, when I'm home… — Britney Spears Copy Share Image
You get callbacks, and they either give it to what they call a 'name' performer, or they decide to go in an… — Tanya Fischer Copy Share Image
I think everyone's intentions are to become a performer at first. But by the time I was in high school and college,… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
I know who I am and what I'm doing in my life and what I've accomplished and continue to accomplish as a… — Justin Bieber Copy Share Image
I don't get to do a lot of fight scenes on 'Sanctuary,' but I'm a trained fighter; I've been doing martial arts… — Ryan Robbins Copy Share Image
If I could perform on stage with any musical act or performer, it would be Sugar Ray, just to fulfill my childhood… — Chelsea Kane Copy Share Image
I love talking to the audience, and I must be the luckiest performer in the world. I always land something or somebody… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
You know, a lot of people have an instinct to downplay the fact that they are performing and be, like, 'There is… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn't. I was… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
There's still a lot I need to do as a player, as a musician, as a sound creator. I have commissioned 170… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I saw Tina Turner do 'Proud Mary' on TV, and it was so electrifying and such a unique experience. I remember crying… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
Everybody who's ever influenced me, from a Richard Prior to a Whoopie Goldberg to, you know, any of the voices that have… — Sarah Jones Copy Share Image
I went to see 'Kinky Boots' to see my friend Billy Porter in his groundbreaking performance. But while backstage, I was hoping… — LaChanze Copy Share Image
When I'm on stage, I feel like a performer for sure. I know people are looking at me and taking pictures. That… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
Wendy O. Williams is the single most incredible performer ever. Nobody went to more extremes. She was chain-sawing stuff and jumping out… — Peaches Copy Share Image