Art Quote by Pankaj Kapur

Performers should realize they not only have to prepare themselves for concert purposes as far as memorizing their programs goes, but for the business…

— Leonard Rose

In the theater you can take your time and allow for people's artistry to surface.

— Amanda Bearse

Some artists just go and play, and I have no objections to that - but I don't like to do that. People take their…

— Hiromi

Next time I do a play, I want to go out of town. I don't like the idea of opening in New York. I…

— Jamey Sheridan

Performers may play in the studio, but they need to go out and tour every once in a while to keep their edge, or…

— John Kao

Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.

— Al Pacino

Very hard to get an audience. So if you're going to fill the theatre, you can't just rely on old stuff.

— Keith Johnstone

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

— Dana Spiotta

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

— Michael Tippett

Generally in the theatre, you spend some portion of the performance convincing people they have done the right thing in buying the ticket, that…

— Jamie Parker

The great thing about the stage is that you have a structured month-long rehearsal period where you're going in every day. You have to…

— Sanaa Lathan

You have to go out there and give a piece of yourself -- your life, your soul. And you better give the audience everything…

— Neil Diamond