Aggravation Quote by Rupert Holmes

I think you have a limited amount of impact as an entertainer, performer, or musician.

— Bruce Springsteen

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.

— Harry Houdini

I am not fitted to give concerts. The audience intimidates me, I feel choked by its breath, paralyzed by its curious glances, struck dumb…

— Frederic Chopin

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

— Lady Starlight

I wouldn't be the performer I am if everyone thought I was the best. Having people against you, or who don't quite believe in…

— Adam Cole

I think I would not be who I am if I did not have experience both as an audience and as a performer in…

— Randy Pitchford

You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.

— Louis C. K

I never tell an audience what they can expect. I never have and I never will. I'm an entertainer for 75 years.

— Jerry Lewis

I suppose it's a very highly developed form of denial, but some part of me completely denies that I'm a performer.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

I had serious performance stage fright. I kept my singing to the confines of my shower and car, while doing the dishes, and in…

— Michelle Chamuel

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.

— Cate Blanchett

Performing is one thing, and day-to-day stuff - like the way you talk to people - is totally different. If I acted like I…

— Alison Mosshart