Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with… — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
So often, I have seen really, really talented performers never quite relating to material. I mean, there's a lot of gay actors,… — Julie Halston Copy Share Image
I was very aware of performers who have a persona, whether it's Siouxsie Sioux or Patti Smith or Lydia Lunch, and I'm… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
Obviously when I'm put in a situation where there is a lot of attention on me, it's this weird dichotomy - I… — Tyler Blackburn Copy Share Image
My family aren't performers. They're just normal people. They don't understand this entertainment world. They just think it's mental. They have no… — Jay Ryan Copy Share Image
It would be awesome to know how to sing and be some sort of performer; to feed off other's people's energy is… — Nick Viall Copy Share Image
It bothers me when people say, 'Oh, you're so down to earth - for an actor.' Even when they don't say 'for… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
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
I have always had an interest in performers who play against the most obvious of expectations and are able to find something… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live… — Derek Hough Copy Share Image
I think there's that weird bastardization where musical theatre actors are treated as almost like vaudevillians or circus performers - that we're… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
Composition is interesting because, in a sense, you always have to let it go. Unless you're a true composer/performer, you're always sending… — Nico Muhly Copy Share Image
I've worked on other shows where the sense is like, "Well, don't change it too much," you know? But on this one… — Alex Timbers Copy Share Image
When it's open and honest, that's when the real nature of who you are as a vocalist or as a performer, all… — Alison Krauss Copy Share Image
I think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
My sympathies go out to the young performers today because they are under a microscope in a way I wasn't. Now everybody's… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
When I was in the business as a young performer, it was a recognised fact that when you got to 60 you… — Bruce Forsyth Copy Share Image
I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a… — William Beckett Copy Share Image
I'm completely unlike a lot of other performers in the past who have been forgiven or come to terms with the real… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
I do a lot of motivational speaking for young performers and kids who really want to get into acting and performing. I… — Rachele Brooke Smith Copy Share Image
To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's… — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Copy Share Image
It's rare when an artist's talent can touch an entire generation of people. It's even rarer when that same influence affects several… — Dick Clark Copy Share Image
I think a lot of longevity, especially as a performer, depends on kind of what your commodity is. If your commodity is… — Fred Savage Copy Share Image
Any musician with a slight level of self-awareness can be taught to write a 'good' song. A great song is completely original.… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share Image
I've seen many great performers on stage, from Dean Martin to Celine Dion, but nothing beats the first time I saw Elvis.… — Engelbert Humperdinck Copy Share Image
Diane Coffee is just the part of me that has always been a performer. It's something that's always been there and Diane… — Shaun Fleming 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
You can't ask a guy like me why [I performed]. I really wanted to fly through the air. I was a daredevil,… — Evel Knievel Copy Share Image
For a writer, they say write what you know. As a performer, you find it in yourself, in your heart. You relate… — Uma Thurman Copy Share Image
There isn't a performer on earth that isn't an exhibitionist. There isn't any point in being in this business if you're not… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
When you hear "Seinfield," no one says, "the Jewish comic." You talk about Cedric the Entertainer, you don't say, "African American comedian… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
I think the idea now of being a performer in this era of social media saturation means that you have to be… — Robbie Rist Copy Share Image
New York was something like a circus performer walking a tightrope an juggling at the same time…It could barely maintain its position,… — John Lindsay Copy Share Image
Madrid is enjoyed most from the ground, exploring your way through its narrow streets that always lead to some intriguing park, market,… — Emilio Estevez Copy Share Image
I'm very much a stand-up comedian in my heart. That's really what I do. Now I'm trying to incorporate all of the… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
... we performers are monsters. We are a totally different, far-out race of people. I totally and completely admit, with no qualmsat… — Leontyne Price Copy Share Image
The basic success of the conga came from ...that basic principle of African music and dance: everybody participates. The conga eradicated the… — Ned Sublette Copy Share Image
But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for… — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
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