Performer Quotes

313 Performer quotes by 275 unique authors

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer. — Kathie Lee Gifford
The finest all-around performer we ever had in America was Judy Garland. There was no limit to her talent. She was the quickest, brightest person… — Gene Kelly
When it's open and honest, that's when the real nature of who you are as a vocalist or as a performer, all of that stuff… — Alison Krauss
But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do. — Debbie Harry
You put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection. — Morgan Brittany
I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at. — Samantha Morton
I have a respect for Elvis and my friendship. It ain't my business what he did in private. The only thing I want to know… — Sammy Davis, Jr.
It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a way, when you're young and… — Paul Merton
It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer. — Harry Houdini
I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in… — Deborah Cox
A wonderful, warm, positive individual who exhibits the values that are prerequisite to a significant faculty post in higher education, I think that it is… — Unknown Author
The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience. — Lester Bangs
Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you ever thought you… — Jarvis Cocker
I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer. — Patti LaBelle
It's rare when an artist's talent can touch an entire generation of people. It's even rarer when that same influence affects several generations. Elvis made… — Dick Clark
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone-beginners, children, and non-musicians. The skill and intellect… — Derek Bailey
... it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion to learn to be at ease onstage ... if you… — Rory Block
Few things turn-off an audience more than a performer with an air of self-imporance or a 'message.' — Jay Sankey
I was never really a writer, I was always more of a performer. — Mick Ronson
I wasn't really a performer by temperament, — Tom Lehrer
A performer may be taken in by his own act, convinced at the moment that the impression of reality which he fosters is the one… — Erving Goffman
Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously. — Charley Pride
I felt that, in retrospect, there was a time in the late Seventies, after I had a string of hits and successes, as a performer… — Boz Scaggs
The more accountable I can make you, the easier it is for you to show youre a great performer. — Mark V. Hurd
I was in New York, miserable because I was working supper clubs but I wasn't expressing myself. I was really unhappy with my life. I… — Abbey Lincoln

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