Audience Quote by Emanuel Ax

We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.

— Emanuel Ax

When you are able to applaud yourself, it is much easier to applaud others.

— Denis Waitley

I can't really hear the audience applause when I'm on stage. I'm totally immersed in the piece. But sometimes I get a lot of…

— Judith Jamison

As George Costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop.

— Jason Alexander

What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that…

— Barbra Streisand

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

— Sydney J. Harris

“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

Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause.

— Kin Hubbard

I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.

— Anonymous

There's nothing more instructive than the immediate response of an audience.

— Roger Bart

In our show we know, if we're not getting a response, you see it in our face... we either do something to get a…

— Gilda Radner

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

— Emanuel Ax