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I am very active, ... I like to ride horses. I golf. I perform onstage. I am a madman onstage Picture Quote #1

I do love being onstage. And I’ve always loved playing a character and being watched doing that Picture Quote #1

It’s always been about when I do theater, the audience is just a viewer, not taking part in what’s onstage. Whereas if you’re doing stand-up, it’s inclusive Picture Quote #1

All the words are already there when you’re singing onstage, it’s fantastic. You can lose yourself in what you’ve created. You’re controlling this freedom Picture Quote #1

The Comedy Store in LA, it’s a really loose room and it’s really dark and creepy and a great place to explore your own thoughts onstage Picture Quote #1

Metaphysics notwithstanding, I also insert myself in my fictions for no loftier purpose than to give me pleasure: to see myself performing onstage Picture Quote #1

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Every three or four shows, we have somebody that will come up onstage and propose marriage Picture Quote #1

When you’re onstage, it’s a communication technique when you make people laugh. You’re communicating. You’re communicating with other human beings and when they laugh you know that you’re connecting. Laughing is an honest reaction and it’s something that I can trust, and I love that feeling of knowing that I connected Picture Quote #1

We were a really crazy band. This was in 73. I had my hair real short with a white stripe down the middle of my head. The guitarists had pink hair. We weren’t playing CBGB’s either, we were playing Statesborough, Georgia, for cowboys on penny beer night. We used to keep crowbars onstage when fights would break out. Those were really wild times Picture Quote #1

I really liked drama and being in plays, so when I was playing a character onstage and I could act like somebody else, then I wasn’t scared or nervous, but I didn’t like meeting new people when I had to be myself. That was scary Picture Quote #1

You have to realize, when you’re a comedian, that you have to have a thick skin. And trust me, being onstage in front of people is already difficult enough. Somebody’s personal attack in an email is not as hard as getting onstage Picture Quote #1

I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot onstage. On the other side of the pot was a little girl who had dark hair, and she and I were representing the Italians. And I thought: Is that what an Italian looked like? Picture Quote #1

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I’m now learning how to distinguish when I’m acting and when I’m not acting - offstage as well as onstage Picture Quote #1

Plays are frequently infected with ideas that came from actors or even sound engineers. Some Shakespeare scholars wonder whether some of the Bard’s lines came from onstage improvisations by actors Picture Quote #1

I really prefer the actual experience of being onstage and living the character from beginning to end with the energy of the audience. There’s nothing that beats that feeling, and yet I really have trouble with the eight shows a week Picture Quote #1

I loved ‘Matilda.’ The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work Picture Quote #1

I really love being onstage - that’s kind of home base - but I love the camera, too. I love it all Picture Quote #1

When I go onstage, I kind of turn into a beast sometimes, this alter-ego, you know Picture Quote #1

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L.A. is always great. There’s something special about L.A. And New York, for me, because it’s home. There’s nothing quite like walking onstage at Madison Square Garden Picture Quote #1

One of the most memorable live performances of my career took place on the 2002 American Music Awards show when I had to the opportunity to sing with Elton John. I was moved by the way he played the piano onstage Picture Quote #1

When I recite poems onstage, I put myself into the very personal struggle and it grants tremendous perspective. At the same time you get another perspective on the poem you’re reciting Picture Quote #1

I remember being onstage once when I didn’t have fear: I got so scared I didn’t have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack Picture Quote #1

Having the presence of mind to react to any situation onstage is what makes the best performers keep their spontaneity intact Picture Quote #1

My thing is to get up there and have a good time and give the fans all you can and appreciate them spending their money and being in the stands - and just be appreciative of them cheering when you come onstage Picture Quote #1

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My dad loves to be talked about, good or bad. He just loves it. He’s not even hearing the content, he’s just hearing him. When I’m onstage, he’s looking at the audience members and can’t believe that there are strangers listening to me, and he’s just delighted by the whole thing Picture Quote #1

I was onstage one night and was singing. I hit one note, and I just doubled over. It was like being punched hard in the back. I couldn’t put my back up on the plane seat because of the pain. I got massages, thinking it was muscle spasms. The doctor told me at the time that it was my pancreas. I didn’t even know Picture Quote #1

Baseball players practice, runners practice, so how can you practice being funny? You get up onstage. You train as an improviser, playing make-believe, using the vernacular of improvisation, saying ‘yes and’ to other people’s ideas, making statements Picture Quote #1

Onstage, you can be anything you want to be. In concert, I might project a different side of myself, but I wouldn’t do anything I’d be embarrassed of Picture Quote #1

The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If you’re not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, you’re kind of stuck Picture Quote #1

Somewhere during the ‘Next to Normal’ Broadway run, I found myself learning more about myself onstage than in real life, and I truly realized the beautiful, tremendous, extraordinary gift that is performing Picture Quote #1

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I am very active, ... I like to ride horses. I golf. I perform onstage. I am a madman onstage (Onstage Quotes) I do love being onstage. And I’ve always loved playing a character and being watched doing that (Onstage Quotes) It’s always been about when I do theater, the audience is just a viewer, not taking part in what’s onstage. Whereas if you’re doing stand-up, it’s inclusive (Onstage Quotes) All the words are already there when you’re singing onstage, it’s fantastic. You can lose yourself in what you’ve created. You’re controlling this freedom (Onstage Quotes) The Comedy Store in LA, it’s a really loose room and it’s really dark and creepy and a great place to explore your own thoughts onstage (Onstage Quotes) Metaphysics notwithstanding, I also insert myself in my fictions for no loftier purpose than to give me pleasure: to see myself performing onstage (Onstage Quotes) Every three or four shows, we have somebody that will come up onstage and propose marriage (Onstage Quotes) When you’re onstage, it’s a communication technique when you make people laugh. You’re communicating. You’re communicating with other human beings and when they laugh you know that you’re connecting. Laughing is an honest reaction and it’s something that I can trust, and I love that feeling of knowing that I connected (Onstage Quotes) We were a really crazy band. This was in 73. I had my hair real short with a white stripe down the middle of my head. The guitarists had pink hair. We weren’t playing CBGB’s either, we were playing Statesborough, Georgia, for cowboys on penny beer night. We used to keep crowbars onstage when fights would break out. Those were really wild times (Onstage Quotes) I really liked drama and being in plays, so when I was playing a character onstage and I could act like somebody else, then I wasn’t scared or nervous, but I didn’t like meeting new people when I had to be myself. That was scary (Onstage Quotes) You have to realize, when you’re a comedian, that you have to have a thick skin. And trust me, being onstage in front of people is already difficult enough. Somebody’s personal attack in an email is not as hard as getting onstage (Onstage Quotes) I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot onstage. On the other side of the pot was a little girl who had dark hair, and she and I were representing the Italians. And I thought: Is that what an Italian looked like? (Onstage Quotes) I’m now learning how to distinguish when I’m acting and when I’m not acting - offstage as well as onstage (Onstage Quotes) Plays are frequently infected with ideas that came from actors or even sound engineers. Some Shakespeare scholars wonder whether some of the Bard’s lines came from onstage improvisations by actors. (Onstage Quotes) I really prefer the actual experience of being onstage and living the character from beginning to end with the energy of the audience. There’s nothing that beats that feeling, and yet I really have trouble with the eight shows a week. (Onstage Quotes) I loved ‘Matilda.’ The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work. (Onstage Quotes) I really love being onstage - that’s kind of home base - but I love the camera, too. I love it all. (Onstage Quotes) When I go onstage, I kind of turn into a beast sometimes, this alter-ego, you know (Onstage Quotes) L.A. is always great. There’s something special about L.A. And New York, for me, because it’s home. There’s nothing quite like walking onstage at Madison Square Garden. (Onstage Quotes) One of the most memorable live performances of my career took place on the 2002 American Music Awards show when I had to the opportunity to sing with Elton John. I was moved by the way he played the piano onstage. (Onstage Quotes) When I recite poems onstage, I put myself into the very personal struggle and it grants tremendous perspective. At the same time you get another perspective on the poem you’re reciting. (Onstage Quotes) I remember being onstage once when I didn’t have fear: I got so scared I didn’t have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack. (Onstage Quotes) Having the presence of mind to react to any situation onstage is what makes the best performers keep their spontaneity intact. (Onstage Quotes) My thing is to get up there and have a good time and give the fans all you can and appreciate them spending their money and being in the stands - and just be appreciative of them cheering when you come onstage. (Onstage Quotes) My dad loves to be talked about, good or bad. He just loves it. He’s not even hearing the content, he’s just hearing him. When I’m onstage, he’s looking at the audience members and can’t believe that there are strangers listening to me, and he’s just delighted by the whole thing. (Onstage Quotes) I was onstage one night and was singing. I hit one note, and I just doubled over. It was like being punched hard in the back. I couldn’t put my back up on the plane seat because of the pain. I got massages, thinking it was muscle spasms. The doctor told me at the time that it was my pancreas. I didn’t even know. (Onstage Quotes) Baseball players practice, runners practice, so how can you practice being funny? You get up onstage. You train as an improviser, playing make-believe, using the vernacular of improvisation, saying ‘yes and’ to other people’s ideas, making statements. (Onstage Quotes) Onstage, you can be anything you want to be. In concert, I might project a different side of myself, but I wouldn’t do anything I’d be embarrassed of. (Onstage Quotes) The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If you’re not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, you’re kind of stuck. (Onstage Quotes) Somewhere during the ‘Next to Normal’ Broadway run, I found myself learning more about myself onstage than in real life, and I truly realized the beautiful, tremendous, extraordinary gift that is performing. (Onstage Quotes)

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