Aspect Quote by Suzanne Falter-Barns

I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you know?

— Pauly Shore

As a performer, you want your audience to have as much fun as you are having on stage.

— Neha Kakkar

To me, a performance is a military operation; it requires so much planning, and then ripping up the plan the minute you get there…

— Chilly Gonzales

I think that if an audience is truly appreciative of a performance, they will show it. Sometimes though, there are little differences, and there…

— Lea Salonga

The principle element in a performance is risk, and if you're losing interest then by scaring yourself to death the audience will feel it…

— Leo Kottke

When you first start out in stand-up and, probably, as any performer, you enjoy the attention so much, and even though that hasn't died…

— Tig Notaro

Audiences tend to get the performances they deserve...

— Gene Lees

The audience is the most revered member of the theater. Without an audience, there is no theater. Everything done is ultimately for the enjoyment…

— Viola Spolin

You must keep people happy backstage because that affects what's onstage. During a run, the playwright feels like the mayor of a small town…

— John Guare

In TV and movies, you get known for a certain thing, and that's what's expected. Onstage, people are more open to whatever character you…

— John Lithgow

A performance is only as good as the audience you are playing to. A lot of times you feed off of the audience, and…

— Kelly Jones

It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance you can…

— Lillian Gish