The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable,… — K. Anders Ericsson Copy Share Image
In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Many people, including myself, thought of Jobs as an inventor, an Edison-like figure, but he wasn't. I did a documentary on James… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
The process of putting intangible thoughts into an imperfect system of notation - which is difficult enough, depending on your ideas -… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the… — Carla Bley Copy Share Image
Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Seen from the point of view of the composer, the most nonsensical practice is that of casting people in musicals who are… — Ernest Gold Copy Share Image
I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell… — Alan Vega Copy Share Image
The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom. — Meryl Davis Copy Share Image
Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to… — John Eliot Copy Share Image
CS: I always say there's a tribal element in a rock concert. There's a real back-and-forth thing that goes on between the… — Chris Stein Copy Share Image
These are not necessarily our agendas, but we feel a part of what a performer is, and what a performer has to… — Kenneth Ehrlich Copy Share Image
I've worked with genius performers. Sometimes they created great work with a bad script... but not often. Play it safe: write well. — Jerry Juhl Copy Share Image
My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and… — Jane Pauley Copy Share Image
Something very rare in this day and age is to see performers do something that has never been done before. — Matt Hardy Copy Share Image
I love performing in a good straight play as well and I'm a crossover actor, I crossover from plays to musicals, musicals… — Erica Schroeder 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 stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I… — Emanuel Ax Copy Share Image
I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
It is human nature to want to believe in the wizardry of the magician--but also to turn against him and to scorn… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
