Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
I'm terrified of performing live.
I'd been performing in bands since I was 12 which represented, at that point, about 16 years of playing music.
Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.
The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.
The question I ask myself like almost everyday is 'Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?'
My background was in performing originally.
I love making music and performing for my fans, and I want to be happy and doing what I love still. I'm not taking a moment of this for granted, and if I'm lucky I'll be able to keep doing this. I love it. I'm very happy.
[On performing in action movies] I've spent all those years learning how to do certain skills, and then that competitive spirit kicks in and you want to do the stunts. Basically, it's the the male competitive ego at work.
I admire firms that have achieved a real differentiation from their competitors. Nike is all about mastering sports. Apple is all about creating technologies to make life easier and better. Audi is is all about introducing new technologies to make automobiles safer and better performing.
My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his own choosing.
It's hard being away from home. But other than that, performing is the highlight of my day.
Makes no matter if I'm performing in a grocery store, you're always gonna get 150%.
Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.
I don't often get a chance to have a frying pan in the show.
. . . and performing our one and noble function of the time, move.
When it comes to performing and entertaining, the art removes itself from the writing.
I'll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same.
I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.
When I am performing, I try to follow the advice I give to my students. This can be very hard - I was never a good student and I find I'm no better when I am the teacher.