Quote by Dave Chappelle

People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.

— Dave Chappelle

I'm happy with the way everyone presents themselves onstage.

— Anonymous

When you're onstage, you can see the front row and get a general impression of what's going on, but you're in your own zone.

— Ed Simons

If I walk out onstage and I get a warm, excited response, it makes me feel so confident and happy, and then it's so…

— Martina McBride

I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen.

— Frankie Avalon

The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do.…

— B. B. King

If you are who you are on stage, people pay attention.

— Rita Rudner

When you go onstage, you go on there to have a good time, and you smile and you engage with the audience and you…

— Boy George

I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a…

— Zooey Deschanel

When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.

— Cate Blanchett

When you first start out in stand-up and, probably, as any performer, you enjoy the attention so much, and even though that hasn't died…

— Tig Notaro

When you're accustomed to doing stand-up, so often you're the only person onstage and it's all your thing. It's very gladiatorial. Obviously, when you're…

— Jon Stewart