Stage Quotes · Page 68

Having the presence of mind to react to any situation onstage is what makes the best performers keep their spontaneity intact.

— Marni Nixon

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.

— Dirk Benedict

No one really knew Freddie. He was shy, gentle and kind. He wasn't the person he put over on stage.

— Roger Meddows Taylor

I admit to have made some bad decision in the initial stage of my career and paid the price. I can't afford…

— N. T. Rama Rao, Jr

It's unusual for me to be in front of an audience without somebody trying to knock my teeth out.

— Ricky Hatton

Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?

— Danai Gurira

“If all the world’s a stage, I want to operate the trap door.” -Paul Beatty”

— Angela Roquet

My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear.

— George Clinton

Being thrown in the water and being able to swim and survive has prepared me for the big stage that WWE and…

— Jade Cargill

Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend…

— Rodney Stark

Sometimes during a ballet I'll look around and see all these rows of intent faces, concentrating on this beautiful thing up on…

— Robert Caro

Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and…

— Jill Lepore

I could never do stand-up because it's that thing of having to get up on stage. And out of every 10 jokes…

— Daniel Radcliffe

And what if in the future we're at war again, or we still haven't elected a non-white or non-male president, or the…

— Jay Asher

When you have an engagement, at least in my world, the world that I create for myself, an engagement doesn't begin when…

— Utah Phillips

There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes…

— Adam Hasner

Answer my question, Dresden,' Nicodemus growled. 'What is that?' 'A precaution against getting stuck in deep snow,' I said. 'He's training to…

— Jim Butcher

[Princess Margaret] was loud, an extrovert, an exhibitionist, loved fashion, loved color, loved music, loved drama, loved the theater, wanted to be…

— Vanessa Kirby

There is a certain unique and strange delight about walking down an empty street alone. There is an off-focus light cast by…

— Sylvia Plath

People say, 'Why don't you do interviews? What do you think about this? What do you think about that?' My job in…

— Larry Mullen, Jr

Wisdom is not finally tested in schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is…

— Walt Whitman

In my career, there've been three stages really. There's been the stage when you come into a team, you don't feel the…

— Ryan Giggs

The world has always needed human beings who refuse to believe that history is nothing but a dull, monstrous selfrepetition, a selfperpetuating,…

— Stefan Zweig

“A lot of people don't like the road, but it's as natural to me as breathing. I do it because I'm driven…

— Bob Dylan

Art, especially the stage, is an area where it is impossible to walk without stumbling.

— Anton Chekhov

Don't give the crowd what they want. If they knew what they wanted, they'd be on stage. Not you.

— Anonymous

We are nervous before every concert. I think we are the most nervous band in the world.

— Bill Kaulitz

There are three stages of life: youth, maturity, and 'My, you're looking good!'

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

I wanted to try everything. I learnt a lot from playback singing. But at heart, I'm a pop rock singer; I'm a…

— Atif Aslam

I'm a theatre doll, and I've always - since I'm out of school - have always been on stage.

— LaChanze

I'm just happy that a couple folks still know my name, and that I'm still able to sell out venues when I…

— Wayne Brady

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

— Lenny Kravitz

On stage, I wear my 'uniform' - my all white and flowy suit. It makes me feel 'in-my-body' and sensual.

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.

— Dolly Parton

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

— Dirk Benedict

The concert stage is where Simple Minds do their best work, it is where we forged our live reputation.

— Jim Kerr

You don't tell us how to stage the news and we don't tell you how to cover it.

— Larry Speakes

Not once in my life have I done theatre. Being on stage is not my thing.

— Barun Sobti

Triple H and I have wrestled many, many times, but never on a real meaningful stage. I would really enjoy that.

— John Layfield

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

— Mick Jagger