Quotes about Performance
We enjoy playing small shows, big shows, whatever. There's the energy of the visual production, and all that stuff starts to happen, so when you see it come to life, it's pretty exciting.
- Robert Trujillo
Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when you can get a player that can actually bring in a lot of presence and also a visual presence, too.
- Robert Trujillo
Getting into the voice-over booth, there are no cameras and no inhibitions.
- Roddy Piper
Being the number one seed, you're thinking you don't want to lose in the second round.
- Frances Tiafoe
My music is very diversified. I'll have a rock song then I'll do a ballad.
- Jeremy Camp
Receivers have always dropped a lot of balls.
- Cris Carter
I could always hit the ball really far, but you don't need to be strong to do that.
- Giancarlo Stanton
That was my original dream, anyway, to be on stage. I think the stage is an actor's place because actors, it belongs to you.
- Lauren Bacall
There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and talk exactly the same.
- Bo Burnham
The best script in the world doesn't work perfectly when you actually act it out. That's a law. That's a given. So you have to play with everything. And the more fun you have with it, the better the finished product.
- Ricky Gervais
Excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over again. You can hit a half-court shot once. That's just the luck of the draw. If you consistently do it... that's excellence.
- Jay-Z
For me, performance is a holy ground. When I perform, I really step into a different state of consciousness.
- Marina Abramovic