Performance Quotes

1516 quotes by 1228 authors

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. — Judy Holliday
Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to… — William Ralph Inge
The world is crawling with authors touring now. They're like performance artists. — Kazuo Ishiguro
Performance-wise, you really need to be down in the trenches; you need to do the hard work, for a lot of reasons: To build yourself… — Joan Jett
One thing you learn doing magic tricks for a living is how close every performance of every magic trick is to disaster. There are no… — Penn Jillette
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and… — Billy Joel
Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance. — Samuel Johnson
Live performance really terrifies me. I haven't done it, really, in years. I think that's why I retired from my brief career in stand-up. — Mindy Kaling
If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three… — Ben Kingsley
I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to give a great… — Beyonce Knowles
It is by now beyond question that Elton John is a competent and classy entertainer. Few people who have achieved his popularity have succeeded in… — Jon Landau
The mall tour was right off of my second record, before it came out. It was very different. I did an acoustic performance every day… — Avril Lavigne
It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a… — D. H. Lawrence
Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you immediately forget every… — Denis Leary
It's a battle between record company, between producer and between mastering engineer. Because the louder you make your record in a digital process, the more… — Geddy Lee
You just have to take control of your own performance. — Damian Lewis
Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it… — Gary Lineker
I love a long bath. I love anything creative. I love decorating. I even love just flipping through magazines and vegging out for a while.… — Jennifer Lopez
My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance. — Christian Louboutin

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