Get Quote by Elton John

When people think of performing they usually think of show-offs, but I think of it more that you disappear into somebody else.

— Rachel Weisz

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.

— Cate Blanchett

I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you know?

— Pauly Shore

Some musicians feel they have to provide what their audiences expect. They lose the distinction between an artist and an entertainer. I am not…

— Steven Wilson

Performers only get to do their showing off because the public pay to see them. To deny your audience a photo, whatever the format,…

— Sue Perkins

You don't always need to show off. People will see your talents and highlights without you exaggerating them.

— Amber Hope

Wherever I go, there is definitely my audience. I would say in some places there's more of them than others, but it's one advantage…

— Jim Norton

If you're an artist like a really, really long time, it stops being a performance. I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the…

— Eddie Murphy

Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.

— Dana Spiotta

I don't regard myself as an entertainer. I don't think that's where my talents lie. It always feels a bit uncomfortable.

— Eddie the Eagle

We do try to be entertainers, but we're musicians first, and we try to showcase the music.

— Rick Nielsen

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

— Alison Goldfrapp