Performing Quotes

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One of the reasons my father ... became a dentist was so he could always be home for dinner and spend weekends with his family.… — Dean Ornish
Not content to have the audience in the palm of his hand, he goes one further and clenches his fist. — Kenneth Tynan
Never look at the trombones, you'll just encourage them. — Richard Strauss
I knew when I was in high school that I wanted a job where they'd applaud if I showed up. — Cheryl Wheeler
I thought A Prairie Home Companion would be an interesting thing to do for a summer or so. Public radio was just seven years old… — Garrison Keillor
The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative. — Bobby McFerrin
They're still in good shape, but I'm not flashing them anymore. I'm an old lady. I leave all the flesh to the kids. — Tina Turner
I'm going to the lobby to sign babies and kiss CDs. — Tom Rush
I saw a sign in Boulder. It said, 'Live Music and Darts.' Chicken wire isn't going to help at all. — Tom Rush
I wanted to do a set of love songs for Valentine's Day so I went through my old material. I found myself scraping around the… — Tom Rush
Marlon once said to me about being an actor: Can you imagine going to work every day and pretending to be someone else? — Mike Medavoy
Ask Anthony Hopkins how he makes his characters come to life and he just shrugs. I don't know. If I knew, I wouldn't be able… — Larry Eisenberg
We suffered for our music. Now, it's your turn. — Sam Bush
To me, getting up every single night and trying to reach out to an audience, and trying to dig deeper and further in the play… — Kevin Spacey
Some days you feel like you've had the greatest ego massage, then the next day you've been trampled on. — Judy Woodruff
There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model. — Linda Ronstadt
Music is a work in progress. On a record, it gets frozen in time. And it's oddly unnatural. — Linda Ronstadt
No matter what you do, it can't be perfect. I told Jack White, 'If I'd 'a sung that song more'n twice, it might of sounded… — Loretta Lynn
Interesting little game we play with each other. — Guy Clark
I hear this song and I think, Man, this is ... great. This is the best I ever heard this. I forget I'm the one… — Guy Clark

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