Character Quote by Jim Breuer

I'm not experienced enough, or certain enough of my acting on the screen to say to a director, "You are wrong, I am right.…

— Ian Mckellen

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

— Misty Copeland

Every time you go on stage, you want to prove yourself because you are in front of a new audience.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

The principle element in a performance is risk, and if you're losing interest then by scaring yourself to death the audience will feel it…

— Leo Kottke

“Your narrative may fail to grip if you haven't taken any care to find out how well or badly your audience member is faring…

— Christopher Hitchens

Everything you do on stage is always a response to something, not the next line.

— John Kani

I've failed a million times on stage. I've listened to notes that I knew weren't right. I've pitched ideas and let other people change…

— Amy Poehler

Maybe at the core of me, I'm a survivor, but I don't do it on purpose. Sometimes, in acting of course with your performance,…

— Paula Patton

After you've seen behind the facade of a stage set you can't take the play seriously any more. In other words, you can't go…

— Zeena Schreck

Essentially, no one can control what other people think of the final outcome. Once it's done, the audience will like it or not, they…

— Matt Ross

After you've seen behind the facade of a stage set you can't take the play seriously any more. You can't go backwards and regain…

— Zeena Schreck

As an actor, the thing I want to do to an audience is always be ahead of them and always be surprising in the…

— Steve Bisley