Quotes about Performance
Chris Rock does the political thing really well, but that never worked for me.
— Kevin Hart
Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
— Duke Ellington
I just show up and do what I'm supposed to do.
— Kyler Murray
I'm not as surprised in going from playing 1,000 seats to 4,000 seats as I was from 100 to 500 seats.
— John Mayer
I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don't get you the ball.
— Michael Jordan
When a man plays a woman in a dress, you're halfway there. It's inherently funny. When a woman plays a man, for whatever reason, it's not that instant kind of funny.
— Tina Fey
I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.
— Dustin Hoffman
We'll only really know we've succeeded when a mediocre woman does as well as a mediocre man. You shouldn't have to be extraordinary. That's the point!
— Gloria Steinem
I don't give a damn about any actors. What good will John Barrymore do you with the bases loaded and two down in a tight ball game. Either I get the money (more than Barrymore), or I don't play!
— Babe Ruth
There were a lot of great things you could go and hear for very little money at the time [ '80s]. Mike Stern is still playing at the 55 Bar on Mondays or Wednesdays.
— Jon Gordon
I sang "O Holy Night" in a school choir. My mother came and listened to me and complimented me. So that was the high point. I cannot sing a note.
— Toni Morrison
No one rises to low expectations.
— Les Brown