1288 Performance Quotes for You to Enjoy

My grandmother took me to a lot of theater. I was exposed to performance quite a bit - everything from Broadway to off-Broadway and dance and music as well. I was very lucky that way. It was a very rich childhood. Julia Stiles

I did 'My Fair Lady' for almost 3 1/2 years, eight performances a week. It was a marathon. Julie Andrews

Week Almost Performance Fair Years Did Eight Lady Marathon

I have directed good actors and have gone through the process which is more detailed in theater in a way. You have to get people to stay for two or three hours in a performance. They need more talk and rehearsal than in films. Julie Taymor

Good You People Three Gone Films Way Detailed Stay Directed More Through Performance Hours Talk Than Get Process Which Theater Good Actors Rehearsal Actor Two Need

I try to give each performance my own soul, to bring a truth to my character. Hopefully, when I bring that much truth to a character, it resonates with somebody, and it sparks some kind of emotion in them. Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Truth Character Soul Try Somebody Own Resonates Kind Hopefully Some Give My Own Emotion Performance Them Much Sparks Each Bring

My job is to create a film, where we are capturing truth in performances. Justin Chadwick

Truth Job Performance Where Create Capturing Film

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

Me Live Immediacy Distinct About Something Invigorating Weird Performance Feels Just Rewarding Interesting Really Live Performance

I wanted to get out in the world, have a great job, make my mark, and see how far I could go. And I wanted to make good on the philosophy my mother drilled into us with all the subtlety of a Lady Gaga performance. I got it loud and clear. I would need to succeed, and then I could possibly be happy. Karen Finerman

Good Great Be Happy Happy World Mother Job Mark Philosophy Out Possibly Would Great Job See Could Clear Performance Make Got How How Far Go Loud Get Lady Lady Gaga Wanted Gaga Subtlety Succeed Far Then Us Need

I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function. Karishma Tanna

Dance Dancing Generally Performance Like Well Acting Function Award Actor

Today what is more important for me is performance. At the risk of sounding immodest, I have done it all - 61 movies over 12 years. But now I am looking for quality. It's easy to be a star. Now I want to be an actress. Karisma Kapoor

Today Me Quality Important Looking Easy Risk More Performance Over Am Years Done Want Movies Star Now Actress

Such crazy things happen on daytime TV; if you were to take a specific scene out of context, it can sound so far-fetched that you start laughing at the material... and that can take you out of watching the performance. Kassie DePaiva

I just want to live on the road. I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night. If I'm not performing every night, I get totally depressed. I know that sounds really weird, but I hate sitting at home and not having a 1 A.M. performance now. It kills me. Kat Graham

Home Me Hate Fans Stage Live Every Totally Having Songs Road Weird Perform Performance Performing Like Know Understand Sounds Get Sitting Just Artists Want Depressed Really Now Every Night Night

I've been dancing since I was seven, but I never really developed a regimen until I was on Broadway and responsible for a professional performance every night. Kate Levering

Every Seven Dancing Broadway Responsible Never Developed Performance Since Until Been Regimen Really Professional Every Night Night

So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on. Kate Winslet

Life Moving On Me Amazing Rest My Life Performance Got Proud Am Won Moving Really Film Nearly Oscar

My junior year, I was in a play at school and five days before opening night, I still didn't know my lines. Opening night was a disaster. I was so embarrassed. The director made me work backstage for the rest of the performance. Katie Leclerc

I appreciate a subdued performance, typically. Keith Maitland

Performance Subdued Appreciate

As part of the process by which you hire me, you hire me. You just don't hire an hour of me to do a performance. Keith Olbermann

Me You Part Performance Hour Hire Just Process Which

Performance Quotes

No more performance quotes