Character Quote by Sarah Steele

When I'm onstage, I'm not thinking about ideas. I'm not in my head at all. It's a more physical experience.

— Matisyahu

I get an idea about something. I just start thinking about it, and then I get onstage and I talk about it, and then…

— Lewis Black

Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts.

— Sarah Bernhardt

I think it's very much a sort of inner feeling that you get when you figure out exactly what that character is thinking. And…

— Elisabeth Moss

I like being on this stage because it keeps me thinking.

— Robert Goulet

When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten…

— Fantasia Barrino

All that acting and all that stuff and emoting and crap will come after you know what you're doing. So when you get -…

— Okieriete Onaodowan

When I do my concerts, you have got to think about everything else; so you have got to think about your gown, your hair,…

— Jodi Benson

I try not to think about any of the production side of things. If you do, you tend to get unfocused and distracted. I…

— Shanley Caswell

Having the presence of mind to react to any situation onstage is what makes the best performers keep their spontaneity intact.

— Marni Nixon

When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into your subconscious. For the moment of the performance, we…

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

When I'm on stage I don't say anything. The last thing I want to do is share my thoughts. I don't know if that's…

— Dan Bejar