And love Quote by Princess Diana

I've always been compelled by some force to be a performer.

— Lady Starlight

And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great…

— Jackie DeShannon

Performing was something I could cling to. It was the only thing I had some control over and that's why I did it. If…

— Sarah Brightman

When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.

— R. Kelly

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation…

— Sidney Poitier

My public life was so demanding that I wasn't doing the things that I deemed the most important.

— Patti Smith

I don't think I've ever been personally fulfilled performing. It's kind of a challenging thing; it's more of a sacrifice for the people that…

— Vince Staples

From elementary school on up through junior high school, I loved to perform. But I put it all away during high school and college.…

— Lisa Kudrow

The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in…

— Phoebe Snow

What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people…

— Olympia Snowe

Performing is something that has really grown on me and become an important part of my life, which I didn't used to feel. I…

— Frankie Cosmos

I needed to give back, give back, give back. I felt guilty about my success. I felt uncomfortable about how easily I had been…

— Pete Townshend