Think about it - pro wrestling as an Olympic sport would be pretty cool. Look at figure skating or gymnastics - what is it? It's a choreographed performance that is judged.
Music is about communication, and the chemistry between an audience and the orchestra is absolutely essential; the performance does not exist in a bubble.
If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.
It's about getting a more democratic Wales for the purpose of improving our economic performance, for improving the delivery of health care, for raising educational standards.
I'm too nervous to eat before I go onstage, and I'll usually eat out after the performance or when I get home at midnight.
My home is at the WWE. I truly do love performing. The atmosphere here isn't like anything else. It's truly where I belong.
The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
I've been playing concerts for many years, and it's still as exciting as it was the first time. I hope that shows when I'm performing.
There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing a Jewish act.'
Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.
Adults are tempted to produce and perform Christmas for their kids and their families, and they arrive at Christmas Day weary and disillusioned.
My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress.
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.
