Performances Quotes

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Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is… — Ernest Hemingway
Heath Ledger's performance in 'The Dark Knight' quite simply changed the game. He raised the bar not just for actors in superhero films, but young… — Tom Hiddleston
'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo… — Jonah Hill
Stanley Kubrick made Shelly Duvall go crazy during 'The Shining.' It's like one of the best performances ever. Maybe he shouldn't have gone that far,… — Jonah Hill
I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance… — Jean Houston
I've realized that I can do performances. — David Hockney
Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. — Judy Holliday
The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. — Ernest Holmes
No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It… — Whitney Houston
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
I think everybody has a moment in their career where you have to test whether it was right or wrong. We've all been there. I've… — Jessie J
By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate… — Janet Jackson
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
I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got… — Elton John
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
I want to touch the world through my performances on screen but also off screen. — Annie Ilonzeh
I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that. — Adam Lambert
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
James Taylor is the kind of person I always thought the word 'folksinger' referred to. He writes and sings songs that are reflections of his… — Jon Landau

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