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Performances Quotes

I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties Picture Quote #1

I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there Picture Quote #1

I’m a father of four so whenever I’m not working my kids have their different sports, or plays, or school performances, so I don’t do a whole lot of other stuff besides being a dad Picture Quote #1

Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it’s not like it’s a bible Picture Quote #1

I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to talk about the specifics of other people’s performances compared with my own. I’d never do that Picture Quote #1

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After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it Picture Quote #1

The children, each of those kids is in touch with nature and traditional aboriginal culture so a very important part of getting performances from them was just letting them be and trying to capture the unique spirituality that was in each of them Picture Quote #1

I’m attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I’m thrilled. I like performances where you don’t know what’s coming, moment to moment Picture Quote #1

If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances Picture Quote #1

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don’t think you need to do that Picture Quote #1

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game Picture Quote #1

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You have actors who begin at a certain young age and there’s very little change in their technique and the depth of their performances; they’re the same 30 years later Picture Quote #1

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there Picture Quote #1

I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room Picture Quote #1

For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them Picture Quote #1

There are all sorts of reasons why I don’t do much work in the theatre, the main one being that after two performances I feel I’ve given all I can. I hate repetition, I really do. It’s like asking a painter to paint he same picture every day of his life Picture Quote #1

I do not believe that the government is in any position to say exactly how every single business and every single activity shall reach those performances Picture Quote #1

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Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that’s how it’s always felt to me Picture Quote #1

If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I’m interested in doing Picture Quote #1

You know. I’ll try anything. I’ll do anything. I’ll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively Picture Quote #1

The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that’s grown up outside of the traditional core opera public Picture Quote #1

We’ve always had a dark atmosphere to our performances, so it sort of developed along those ways Picture Quote #1

No, I’m not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you’d get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work Picture Quote #1

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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage Picture Quote #1

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it’s great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting. They’re able to finesse performances out of you that a lot directors can’t get Picture Quote #1

I generally find an affinity with a lot of the people I play and I suppose if I didn’t feel an affinity for them then they wouldn’t be particularly good performances Picture Quote #1

Our possessions are wholly in our performances. He owns nothing to whom the world owes nothing Picture Quote #1

You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theater because it is an unmerciful life. It’s six days a week. It’s eight performances a week. And that’s doing the exact same thing over and over and over again Picture Quote #1

I try to stay out of the spotlight as much as humanly possible, because I think that when actors, whether or not they’ve chosen it or it has been thrust upon them, are living very public lives, it affects your ability to get lost in their performances Picture Quote #1

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I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties (Performances Quotes) I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there (Performances Quotes) I’m a father of four so whenever I’m not working my kids have their different sports, or plays, or school performances, so I don’t do a whole lot of other stuff besides being a dad (Performances Quotes) Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it’s not like it’s a bible (Performances Quotes) I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras (Performances Quotes) I don’t want to talk about the specifics of other people’s performances compared with my own. I’d never do that (Performances Quotes) After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it (Performances Quotes) The children, each of those kids is in touch with nature and traditional aboriginal culture so a very important part of getting performances from them was just letting them be and trying to capture the unique spirituality that was in each of them (Performances Quotes) I’m attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I’m thrilled. I like performances where you don’t know what’s coming, moment to moment (Performances Quotes) If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances (Performances Quotes) Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don’t think you need to do that (Performances Quotes) I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game (Performances Quotes) You have actors who begin at a certain young age and there’s very little change in their technique and the depth of their performances; they’re the same 30 years later (Performances Quotes) We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there (Performances Quotes) I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room (Performances Quotes) For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them (Performances Quotes) There are all sorts of reasons why I don’t do much work in the theatre, the main one being that after two performances I feel I’ve given all I can. I hate repetition, I really do. It’s like asking a painter to paint he same picture every day of his life (Performances Quotes) I do not believe that the government is in any position to say exactly how every single business and every single activity shall reach those performances (Performances Quotes) Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that’s how it’s always felt to me (Performances Quotes) If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I’m interested in doing (Performances Quotes) You know. I’ll try anything. I’ll do anything. I’ll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively (Performances Quotes) The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that’s grown up outside of the traditional core opera public (Performances Quotes) We’ve always had a dark atmosphere to our performances, so it sort of developed along those ways (Performances Quotes) No, I’m not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you’d get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work (Performances Quotes) The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage (Performances Quotes) You spend enough time on set as an actor and it’s great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting. They’re able to finesse performances out of you that a lot directors can’t get (Performances Quotes) I generally find an affinity with a lot of the people I play and I suppose if I didn’t feel an affinity for them then they wouldn’t be particularly good performances (Performances Quotes) Our possessions are wholly in our performances. He owns nothing to whom the world owes nothing (Performances Quotes) You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theater because it is an unmerciful life. It’s six days a week. It’s eight performances a week. And that’s doing the exact same thing over and over and over again (Performances Quotes) I try to stay out of the spotlight as much as humanly possible, because I think that when actors, whether or not they’ve chosen it or it has been thrust upon them, are living very public lives, it affects your ability to get lost in their performances (Performances Quotes)

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