Performers Quotes - Page 33

• You put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection.

  Morgan Brittany

  Rejects You, People, Rejection

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• I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.

  Samantha Morton

  Believe, Issues, Looks

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• I have a respect for Elvis and my friendship. It ain't my business what he did in private. The only thing I want to know is, 'Was he my friend?', 'Did I enjoy him as a performer?', 'Did he give the world of entertainment something?' - and the answer is YES on all accounts. The other jazz just don't matter.

  Sammy Davis, Jr.

  Giving, World, Want

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• I'm usually put off by performers when they get political

  Tracey Ullman

  Political

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• It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a way, when you're young and shy, making people laugh is a good way to make friends. It's an instant connection.

  Paul Merton

  People, Laughing, Connections

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• Some performers are brilliant comedians, some are genius musicians, and some just make you happy to be alive. THE BOBS are all of that - and then some.

  Paul Provenza

  Comedian, Genius, Alive

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• I can remember in the early 60s that there were a couple of really dynamic women performers at the time - Brenda Lee, there was Connie Francis.

  Lesley Gore

  Couple, Remember, I Can

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• It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.

  Harry Houdini

  Magic, Exposure, Stills

  Harry Houdini (2015). “Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: Human Understanding”, p.33, 谷月社

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• There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the other way, back to almost the 60s, early 70s.

  Siouxsie Sioux

  Strong, Female, Looks

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• Talented performers flock to the best and brightest leaders, and these leaders in turn lift the lids off their people and uncork the latent talent inside of them.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Teamwork, People

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• I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level.

  Deborah Cox

  Inspirational, Dance, Dream

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• A wonderful, warm, positive individual who exhibits the values that are prerequisite to a significant faculty post in higher education, I think that it is an absolutely extraordinary and bold career move that Darwin has made in leaving the Orchestra and embarking on the trajectory of a solo performer/educator. And what a marvelous thing it is for Detroit to be able to welcome home a successful native son - one in whom the community can take pride, and one who will serve as an inspiration to a younger generation of aspiring performers eager to make their mark in the world.

  David Cerone

  Inspiration, Moving, Home

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• The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience.

  Lester Bangs

  Reality, Sin, Contempt

  Lester Bangs (1988). “Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung”, Anchor Books

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• Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you ever thought you would do it, you might as well do it as long as you can. As long as I can still lift a microphone, then I'll do it, you know.

  Jarvis Cocker

  Past, Long, Age

  "Paris match" by Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. June 9, 2007.

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• I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

  Patti LaBelle

  Real, Decades

  "Patti LaBelle: The People’s Diva". Interview with Damainion Ewell, allhiphop.com. June 1, 2004.

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• ... it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion to learn to be at ease onstage ... if you deal with an audience as a bunch of people having a great time, you'll have a much bettrer time as a performer

  Rory Block

  Music, Years, People

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• When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.

  Edward R. Murrow

  Complaining, Circus, Tvs

  "Dons Or Crooners?: Three Lectures on the Subject of Communication in the Modern World" by British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1959.

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• The artist must forget the audience,
  forget the critics, forget the technique, forget everything but love for the music.
  Then, the music speaks through the performance,
  and the performer and the listener will walk together
  with the soul of the composer, and with
  God.

  Mstislav Rostropovich

  Artist, Forget Everything, Soul

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• Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.

  Charley Pride

  Taken, Fans

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• To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing.

  Elizabeth Bibesco

  Friendship, Casts, Knows

  Elizabeth Bibesco (1951). “Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms”

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• The first concert I attended was an Elvis concert when I was eleven. Even at that age he made me realize the tremendous effect a performer could have on an audience.

  Cher

  Age, Firsts, Realizing

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• The true exceptional performer is on super pilot. Every single sense, every fiber of his body is brought together in what he is doing.

  John Eliot

  Together, Body, Pilots

  John Eliot (2006). “Overachievement: The New Science of Working Less to Accomplish More”, Portfolio (Hardcover)

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• Everyone procrastinates. The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on. Since you must procrastinate anyway, decide today to procrastinate on low-value activities.

  Brian Tracy

  Differences, Today, Determined

  Brian Tracy (2008). “Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.41, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.

  Mel Torme

  Believe, People, Appreciate

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• To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achieve ecstasy through music. Qawwali is enlightenment itself.

  Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

  Artist, Soul, Mind

  "The Spirit of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Interview with Andy Carvin, edwebproject.org. 1993.

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