Performer Quotes

313 quotes by 275 authors

The first concert I attended was an Elvis concert when I was eleven. Even at that age he made me realize the tremendous effect a… — Unknown Author
The true exceptional performer is on super pilot. Every single sense, every fiber of his body is brought together in what he is doing. — John Eliot
Almost 70 years have gone by, and I've still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been… — Clive James
I'm the audience first, and if you're gonna be a great performer, you need to be a great audience. So, I do music for me… — Shelby Lynne
If you practice for ten years, you may begin to please yourself, after 20 years you may become a performer and please the audience, after… — Ali Akbar Khan
Elemental music is never just music. It's bound up with movement, dance and speech, and so it is a form of music in which one… — Carl Orff
I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer. — Jamie Farr
I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4, but I never really gave much thought to being a… — Helen Reddy
As a performer, you can't just sit around waiting for the phone to ring. You have to write and develop projects for yourself, because casting… — Wendi McLendon-Covey
I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director. — Jason Patric
I wasn't playing a drag queen - I was playing an extraordinary performer. — John Lone
Comedy clubs have brick walls behind the performer. Bricks make you funny. When I'm in front of a fireplace, I'm hilarious. — Mitch Hedberg
I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss… — Lea Salonga
It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer.… — John Turturro
Zimbabwe's stock market was the best performer this decade - but your entire portfolio now buys you 3 eggs — Kyle Bass
The most puzzling thing about TV is the steady advance of the sponsor across the line that has always separated news from promotion, entertainment from… — Elwyn Brooks White
I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is. — Gene Pitney
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's St Matthew Passion on a ukulele: The instrument… — Ben Bagdikian
It is human nature to want to believe in the wizardry of the magician--but also to turn against him and to scorn him the moment… — Dean Koontz
Frankie Randall is a consummate performer. He is an exquisite jazz pianist and wonderful singer. I had the great pleasure to work with him on… — Lainie Kazan

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