Self-consciousness can destroy a performance. Getting rid of that is always good.
The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.
A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
Dance every performance as if it were your last.
Let your performance do the thinking.
I was a late bloomer. I wasn't a child performer.
There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
Before every performance I feel nervous.
The truth is, a director wins an Oscar for a writer's script and actors' performances.
I respect very much my public and also the music I perform.
Performing written music, even when I've written it, is not very interesting to me.
All I ever wanted was to perform, make music, make videos.
I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way.
Spectacular performances are preceded by spectacular preparation
Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.
See, the institutions and specialist, experts, you see. Yes, yes, experts, indeed. See, they would have us believe that there is an order to art. An explanation. Humans are odd creatures in that way. Always searching for a formula. Yes, a formula to ...
[Studying a Miró painting] Raymond Deagan: So, what's your opinion on modern art? Cathy Whitaker: It's hard to put into words, really. I just know what I care for and what I don't. Like this... I don't know how to pronounce it... Mira? Raymond Deaga...
Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.
It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.
Actually, performing is a lot like golf. You are alone, so vulnerable.
Usher is amazing. He's perfection to me as a performer. He gets down.
