“I like performing because it's direct contact with live people. I write a good deal of the time but that's introspective creation… — Oliver Copy Share Image
My introduction of Whitney was that if there's going to be one performer for the next generation who combined the beauty and… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I think I went more toward writing because that's my talent. I don't think I was a great performer... And I like… — Harvey Mason, Jr 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 and… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
My time is always divided when I prepare for a wire walk. First I dream, technically and artistically, and then I go… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
When I got lucky with Dean, I ended up with 16 years with one of the truly great performers of all time.… — Greg Garrison Copy Share Image
I was always drawn to the blues. Alberta Hunter at the Cookery was a life-changing experience. I only wanted to get enriched… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know I would specifically be in film. I actually never thought… — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
My brother, who's a violinist now, was the real ham, the real performer of the family. His passion for the violin is… — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
That's the one thing I think I have figured out pretty decently well is I'm a performer. I've always been an entertainer;… — Bazzi Copy Share Image
I played on a lot of Sinatra sessions. He was simply awesome. He liked to laugh, and he could be one of… — Glen Campbell Copy Share Image
When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily.… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Am I a frustrated performer? My wife would say I am! I guess there has to be something of the performer in… — Lloyd Dorfman Copy Share Image
My parents inspire me every day. They are both incredible people that I love and look up to every day. Industry wise,… — Max Schneider Copy Share Image
I find that putting my make-up on and playing with different looks is really relaxing for me before the show. It kind… — Martina McBride Copy Share Image
First of all, I'm a performer, so people really want to see my performance in different styles and genres. We tried to… — BoA Copy Share Image
Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. I first heard this eccentric and introverted performer when I was living in the Midwest. He was playing… — Daniel Breaker Copy Share Image
For me, the most effective cabaret evenings have been some of the most personal ones, where the performer is comfortable enough to… — Malcolm Gets Copy Share Image
Dave Chappelle is about as gifted as it gets, as a performer and comedian. [...] It's always great to watch him work.… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
Personally, I think I am much calmer under incredibly stressful situations, and I've learned to deal with pressure and nerves, which is… — James Wolpert Copy Share Image
I dropped the 'Bundy' with my country music because I wanted it to be two separate things: There's me as a songwriter… — Laura Bell Bundy Copy Share Image
I like playing music. I don't always like the feeling of people looking at me. I don't think I'm a natural performer,… — Dan Bejar Copy Share Image
He has all those different aspects to him, so I can more or less decide as a performer how I'm going to… — Paul Darrow Copy Share Image
“Art doesn’t give rise to anything in us that isn’t already there. It simply stirs our curious consciousness and sparks a fire… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to think my time is up as a performer. I have been afforded the opportunity to sell 150… — Engelbert Humperdinck Copy Share Image
When I was a street performer, before I had any songs of my own that anybody would stop and put in money… — Andy Grammer Copy Share Image
I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well,… — Joyce DiDonato Copy Share Image
When you have a performer as talented as Bill Murray or as Harold, that can write as well as they can perform,… — Ivan Reitman Copy Share Image
I never planned on being a live performer. My whole forte was about being in the studio, producing, playing the piano on… — Allen Toussaint Copy Share Image
The person who is most a part of me is the performer, is the standup, the guy who says, "Hey look at… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
You become successful, the way I see it, only if you're good enough to deliver what the public enjoys. If you're not,… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I always wanted to be a musician, a performer and an entertainer - but I never thought about… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a… — John Turturro Copy Share Image
There are lots of reasons people come to Beyonce shows. There's the music, her dancing; all in all a bedazzling show. She's… — Luke James Copy Share Image
I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was… — Laura Wade Copy Share Image
Country music busts the wall between performer and audience. There's a connection because there's a vulnerability, a confessional quality, to so much… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
For a performer, passion is far more important than technical skills. If a dancer's leg isn't at a perfect angle, I can… — Louise Nurding Copy Share Image
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