Best Performers Thoughts
423 Performers quotes by 348 unique authors
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Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers.
— Jamie Farr
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I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.
— Jamie Farr
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Canadians send us great hockey players. You also send us wonderful performers, from the beginning, with Mary Pickford.
— Jamie Farr
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I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.
— Marc Maron
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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
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As an actress, I think it’s important to look back and realize that we aren’t always quite as original as we think we are. There’s…
— Natalie Dormer
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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
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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
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I'm so thankful for the Internet because actors and singers and performers now have a way to connect with their fans on a very personal…
— Ariana Grande
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I wasn't playing a drag queen - I was playing an extraordinary performer.
— John Lone
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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
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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
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Failing to remember is the primary reason for most performers' poor practising habits.
— Howard Snell
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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
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Zimbabwe's stock market was the best performer this decade - but your entire portfolio now buys you 3 eggs
— Kyle Bass
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What Mr. Kaufman and his team are after is less a portrait of any one person than one of the ethos of a place. In…
— Ben Brantley
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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
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Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a…
— Bobby Vinton
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I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is.
— Gene Pitney
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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
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Street performers, homemade crafts, keep your wallet in your front pocket and don't buy any crap!
— Camryn Manheim
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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
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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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I hate performers who debase great works of art; I long for their annihilation.
— George Bernard Shaw
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What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight…
— Earle Brown
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