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title: "11 Performing Just Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Performing Just quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Performing Just sayings and thoughts."
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> [Performing is just standing up there and doing something. Performance takes on an edge to it. It has a more dramatic context.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-king/performing-is-just-standing-up-there-and-doing-something-performance/)

[Alan King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/alan-king-11429_context_performing-is-just-standing-up-there-and_2714028.png)

> [I just was never into performing. It's just hard work. It's hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-lee-miller/i-just-was-never-into-performing-it-s-just-hard-work-it-s-hard-work/)

[Abby Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-lee-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/abby-lee-miller-8091_hard_i-just-was-never-into-performing-it-s-ju_555092.jpg)

> [I'm not one of these guys who is dedicated to playing or performing - that's just one facet of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-m-not-one-of-these-guys-who-is-dedicated-to-playing-or-performing/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/dick-dale-4450_dedicated_i-m-not-one-of-these-guys-who-is-dedicat_717124.jpg)

> [Fortunately for me, I'm in this unique business of not singing, not dancing, not performing - just kind of being there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-seacrest/fortunately-for-me-i-m-in-this-unique-business-of-not-singing-not/)

[Ryan Seacrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-seacrest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/ryan-seacrest-9514_being-there_fortunately-for-me-i-m-in-this-unique-bu_1405329.jpg)

> [I love singing and I love performing and just making things perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keke-palmer/i-love-singing-and-i-love-performing-and-just-making-things-perfect/)

[Keke Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keke-palmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/keke-palmer-6386_i-love_i-love-singing-and-i-love-performing-and_1282199.png)

> [All my life I've been performing and just the fact that you can play all these different roles that are so removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roselyn-sanchez/all-my-life-i-ve-been-performing-and-just-the-fact-that-you-can-play/)

[Roselyn Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roselyn-sanchez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/roselyn-sanchez-21152_different-roles_all-my-life-i-ve-been-performing-and-jus_1874415.png)

> [When I'm performing I just want to tell the audience something. I want every person watching to walk away feeling something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-hayward/when-i-m-performing-i-just-want-to-tell-the-audience-something-i-want/)

[Francesca Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-hayward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/francesca-hayward-10001_person_when-i-m-performing-i-just-want-to-tell_1939711.jpg)

> [Just trying to make my music as good as possible and to keep performing and just keep moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-miller/just-trying-to-make-my-music-as-good-as-possible-and-to-keep/)

[Steve Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/steve-miller-4008_good_just-trying-to-make-my-music-as-good-as_2740217.png)

> [Listen, I'm a performer, and all I'm worried about is just performing and just doing... This is what makes me happy, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shanice-williams/listen-i-m-a-performer-and-all-i-m-worried-about-is-just-performing/)

[Shanice Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shanice-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/shanice-williams-13987_best_listen-i-m-a-performer-and-all-i-m-worri_1645458.jpg)

> [I sang barber shop harmony and sort of got into performing. And it just came naturally. Then, when I was in college…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-sang-barber-shop-harmony-and-sort-of-got-into-performing-and-it/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/harry-dean-stanton-4043_barber_i-sang-barber-shop-harmony-and-sort-of-g_1951954.jpg)

> [It helps so much being on location. It's like the difference between performing for the rectangle of the camera versus a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/it-helps-so-much-being-on-location-it-s-like-the-difference-between/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48c/christian-bale-2174_cameras_it-helps-so-much-being-on-location-it-s_1643593.jpg)

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