Live Performance Quotes - Page 3

• I actually acted onstage before I'd ever seen a live performance, and I loved it.

  Bob Gunton

  Performances

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• For some artists the live performance is the chicken before the egg of writing or recording of repertoire. For other artists the writing or recording of repertoire is the chicken before the egg of live performance.

  Black Francis

  Writing, Artist, Eggs

  "Black Francis can't tell Rock Chickens from EGGS" by Scott Thill, www.wired.com. July 30, 2009.

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• Music gets recorded usually in one format, and when you have to take it out and perform it there are other applications and things like that that are better for the live performance.

  Todd Rundgren

  Format, Performances, Application

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.

  Rob Paulsen

  Voice, Creative, Fearless

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I love musical theatre because I love doing a live performance eight times a week.

  Gareth Gates

  Eight, Musical, Theatre

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• I mean, there's definitely a difference between film and live performances or live television. But at the same time, it's just performing. No matter what, it's performing.

  Kenny Wormald

  Mean, Differences, Television

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• In order for my live performance to work, which is about generating a focused energy for about an hour and a half, it is necessary for me to listen and take in someone else's focused energy the day of or the day before the live show. That can transpire through a conversation, or inspiration can occur by looking through any type of visual book which sparks a narrative. That narrative then becomes today's seed and can then take root in music terms, where a sonic tree begins to grow.

  Tori Amos

  Book, Inspiration, Roots

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• I've been approached about doing some live performance collaborations with DJ's. That is something I'd be interested in getting into down the line, but I've worked very hard to distinguish myself as a laptop artist.

  Girl Talk

  Artist, Lines, Laptops

  Source: uproxx.com

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• In a sense, I like to think of the live performance as something different than the record, not necessarily looking to exactly recreate the record. Sometimes Matt and I just do duets folk-style. Part of the fun of seeing a live show is having it be different from the way that you hear it in your bedroom or wherever you listen to music.

  Zooey Deschanel

  Fun, Thinking, Style

  "Zooey Deschanel thrilled to be in She & Him". Interview with Marc Hirsh, www.today.com. March 18, 2008.

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• When I'm preforming a lot I'm aching to get back in the studio but I love live performance. I love trying to think on my feet and be spontaneous. I like doing that in a live show and I do the same thing in the studio.

  Joel Plaskett

  Thinking, Feet, Trying

  Source: thewiremegazine.blogspot.com

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• I'm actually looking for a gallery, but the thing is some galleries just want to show the video work and some are just interested in the 2-D work. It has to be a gallery where I can do the 2-D collages, the video, and live performance, where it's not this weird conflict, where it can all move forward.

  Kalup Linzy

  Moving, Video, Want

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I guess I cringe, because sometimes I don't even watch my live performances back. When I edit, it's this feeling of seeing my mistakes. It's always a mixture of loving characters, but being the artist that created it and not trying to go too deep in criticizing myself.

  Kalup Linzy

  Mistake, Character, Artist

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The nice thing about live performance is that I've never, ever been let down. Partly I'm lucky that my audience self-selects itself. Generally they know what they're in for, and generally we all just like each other and get along. But I always find one or two or a dozen really interesting people in the audience who make the show different. And that's one of the things I really like about performing.

  John Hodgman

  Nice, Two, Self

  Interview with Greg Hunter, therumpus.net. October 21, 2013.

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• Three languages - the video, the music and the live performance - are awesome to bring together.

  Planningtorock

  Together, Three, Video

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in great live performance.

  Sam Mendes

  Believe, Thinking, Directors

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• There's nothing like watching a live performance of, frankly, anything. You have to make sure that people believe everything is improvised. I could not stress enough how little we [actors] prepare and what small amount of time we put in before these shows.

  Amy Poehler

  Stress, Believe, People

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance in front of an audience.

  Nolan Gould

  Sunday, Class, Shows

  "Nolan Gould: A Backstage Exclusive". Interview with Noah Laracy, www.backstage.com. October 29, 2009.

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• The ephemeral nature of live performance is the part I love most - it's a monk's sand painting, carefully constructed, then wiped away in an instant.

  Rosanne Cash

  Ephemeral, Painting, Sand

  Rosanne Cash (2010). “Composed: A Memoir”, p.133, Penguin

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• I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time.

  Johnny Ramistella

  Eight, Gone, Months

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• I don't ever want to stick myself in one category. I do really love making movies, but the thing about live performances is you don't have to wait around. Literally, we're still waiting to see what the reaction is to the film, so it's a slower process. But it is enjoyable.

  Jim Carrey

  Waiting, Want, Sticks

  "Yes Man - Jim Carrey interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Learn as much as you can about performing. Live theater, improv classes, music, stand up comedy, dance, anything to make yourself confident and comfortable in front of an audience. It'll all come in handy when auditioning for producers and performing with other actors. The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.

  Rob Paulsen

  Class, Voice, Creative

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• The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.

  Bette Midler

  Careers, People, Want

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• I don't particularly love live performance of my music. I love writing and recording, but you can't make money off of that.

  Ben Rosenfield

  Writing, Making Money, Performances

  Source: collider.com

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• I like the energy of live performance.

  Sandra Bernhard

  Energy, Performances

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• I used to be a drummer in a band, and I really loved playing the drums, so I look forward to the right opportunity to do that at some point. Maybe even on TV. Every single live performance I'm doing on TV, I want it to be different and unique.

  Zedd

  Unique, Opportunity, Different

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