Applause Quote by Dillon Burroughs

The encore should wrap up the audience's experience of the piece you just played.

— Hilary Hahn

The encore is the short piece after the program has finished, where the performer brings out something that the audience doesn't expect.

— Hilary Hahn

As a performer, we look for applause.

— Sushmita Sen

Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.

— Sydney J. Harris

The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over,…

— Leni Riefenstahl

Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath…

— Emanuel Ax

I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and…

— Florence Welch

“No matter how many times audience has already applauded, the sound of their applause will get louder with the better quality of your magic…

— Amit Kalantri

My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it

— Anonymous

Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. but to move an audience in such a role, to…

— Alicia Markova

I like audiences and performing and, you know... applause!

— Kelsey Grammer

Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.

— Alfred Jarry