Difficult Quote by Steve Martin

Live performance really terrifies me. I haven't done it, really, in years. I think that's why I retired from my brief career in stand-up.

— Mindy Kaling

As for performing live, I just never imagined how it would work out; for good reason, because it doesn't just work out - not…

— Ariel Pink

It is exhilarating and dangerous to perform live. You are walking a tight rope in front of hundreds of people: anything could happen on…

— Dan Amboyer

Performing live can be a drag, the process that leads up to the actual performance. It's all the travel, it's working up all the…

— Paul F. Tompkins

I think it's one of those things about live performance - anything goes, anything can happen, and you have to just be ready and…

— Sara Bareilles

The only way to get better at stand-up is to do loads of gigs, and I don't know. I spread myself pretty thin to…

— Peter Serafinowicz

Performing live is difficult. But nobody's forcing us to do it.

— Hope Sandoval

I'm onstage for an hour.I do an hour of stand-up. Actually, I do 10 minutes standing up and 50 minutes sitting in a chair.…

— George Burns

With stage, it's very tough. You have to have a lot of stamina - you're doing eight shows a week for 19 weeks. The…

— Ellie Bamber

It's hard to be strong and be weak at the same time. So I spent a lot of time sitting still. Sitting still for…

— Lady Gaga

You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well.

— John Oliver

There's something distinct and interesting about a live performance. There's this weird immediacy that's, for me, really invigorating, and it just feels really rewarding.

— K. Flay