Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings. Votes: 1
I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor. Votes: 1
Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's what I'm doing. If I'm not, I don't long for it. I don't need the approval of an audience, or applause. Votes: 1
The great times are when you put a game on location and see others play it for the first time. After all, we are really kind of an entertainer. You perform for the joy of the audience. Votes: 1
My mother asks when I will do some theatre, and there is something about getting your 15 minute call. That is what you become an actor for - performing in front of people and getting the love from the audience. Votes: 1
The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous joy of creating something and sharing it with an audience - it's the same now as it was then, when it was just my cousins' birthday party. Votes: 1
I think for me, the imaginary world was always exciting. I started in New York doing theatre, from having just one person in an audience to performing for a full house. I think I've always enjoyed playing different characters, blending into different environments and such. Votes: 1
No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely. Votes: 1
The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well - it doesn't tend to hold very well - once cameras are on it; it's not like it's terrible or embarrassing or bad anything, but, I, as an actor, would perform a role differently for an audience than I would for just cameras. Votes: 1
There is no buzz like performing for a live audience. Votes: 0
If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience. Votes: 0
Yes, yes, theater in general is just going to always be my first love, performing for a live audience. Votes: 0
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. Votes: 4 Walter Lippmann
I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing. Votes: 3 Jim Carrey