Business Quote by Howard Stern

In TV and movies, you get known for a certain thing, and that's what's expected. Onstage, people are more open to whatever character you…

— John Lithgow

For me, when you're casting known talent, you're not just casting their performances. You're casting the public's relationship with them, their public images to…

— Jen McGowan

Some people are good at performing in front of people like that, but I'm uncomfortable at it. I think maybe that's the difference between…

— Kristen Stewart

Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves,…

— Grace Jones

I find with television, you have to play personality, whereas onstage, everyone talks about 'the character,' and what you do. It's a very different…

— John Barrowman

Anyone who goes on the stage is a show-off, aren't they? Acting's weird.

— Celia Imrie

I think we live in an entertainment world where performers like to flaunt how great they are. The Conchords don't do that. Even when…

— James Bobin

I'm a selfish person, and I'm going onstage to have a good time, and I'd love if you want to be a part of…

— Chris D'Elia

I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous.

— Jenny Slate

There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not…

— Tom Waits

Nowadays, performers worry too much about how they look. They're not concerned about what they're really saying to their audience.

— Gloria Trevi

I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.

— Harland Williams