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 and boy it'll wake them up.
I knew 'Be Our Guest' would be performed on a set and in costume, but anyone with a history in Theatre In Education will know that can mean anything.
I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.
The great lesson in theatre is that you live the story every night, and that is a wonderful vehicle for getting to the richest places in a performance or investing a character with the richest life.
I prefer the competitive atmosphere of a classroom setting, like yoga or Pilates. That keeps me going. Although performing on stage is great exercise!
I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of 'Performance' called 'The Entertainer' with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.
When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers.
That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.
I generally find an affinity with a lot of the people I play and I suppose if I didn't feel an affinity for them then they wouldn't be particularly good performances.
You can never be guaranteed good roles because of an award, but I think your profile and net worth as a performer has to do with awards, unfortunately.
I'm always a competitor. I'm not there just to have a good time. I want to play well and perform well.
Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.
A good stunt has to have both style and substance. It's a combination of impact and notoriety, the element of danger, technical execution, and the skill of the stunt performer.
Any vehicle that conveys great songs and the ability to perform them, whether it's 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys or One Direction, is all good.
If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.
I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.
Mexico has lost its leadership, and a lot of that has to do with its poor performance and the lack of better results in our country.
The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted.
I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am.
I'm not one of these guys who is dedicated to playing or performing - that's just one facet of my life.
