Performance Quotes

"If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards" "I just want things to work properly." "A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him" "I think of myself as a journeyman actor, and all I want to do is the best possible job that I can " "The woman's disease, as I'm prone to calling it, once sparked within me a need for movement, a dedication to performance and problem solving, quite frankly." "Actors are here to perform various different functions in different places in society, so the more places I can place myself in, the happier I am." "The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play" "When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character." "I love playing interesting people, not just characters who say funny things" "The first time I performed, I was in heaven, I thought, This is it. This is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life" "You have to let your preparation and your work speak for itself" "The show doesn't go on because it's ready; it goes on because it's eleven-thirty." "Once you understand what excellence is all about, you see how excellence manifests itself in any discipline." "You can't steal a gift. If you're talented, it will show in your playin" "Under pressure, we don’t rise to the occasion, we fall to our highest level of preparation"