Cricket is a team game where individuals inspire each other to achieve performances which surpass what might otherwise be beyond them.
I do feel that scripts get developed now to a point where they're sort of actor-proof. If the actor is not very good, the narrative still survives because it's all in the dialogue. Not to say there aren't great performances in English-language films, because there are every year, but the 1970s were awash with great performances, and I was wondering whether it had to do with the amount of space and the amount of responsibility given to the actors.
My personal aim is to play a lot of games, put in great performances, do my best to help the team. Not get injured, obviously.
I've always wanted to work in America because of those brilliant east-coast political movies of the '70s and '80s - great scripts, wonderful performances, gritty urban parable.
It's infrequent that that happens - great performances and magical cinematography and great direction.
Our job is just to keep making great-sounding music and great performances.
I've always appreciated great acting performances, but I've even learned to appreciate not so great ones 'cause it's hard.
The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
I think acoustic performances and full, live performances are always cool in different ways.
My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances.
I turned on VH1 this morning just to get a little warm-up before I came over here, and I think it's just terrific. There's so much great stuff: diverse and wonderful music, good performances, great looking girls, great videos, the whole thing.
While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.
My favourite performances are by actresses like Bette Davis in 'All About Eve' or Gena Rowlands in pretty much anything - performances that have nothing to do with age.
I look at it [Moonlight] and young Alex Hibbert who plays the young Chiron gives such a beautiful performance. By the time you get to the third story there have been so many great performances that you forget this kid was brilliant. Everybody does their job. It really is a true ensemble. I wish that were a category at the Oscars.
We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.
Floyd Mayweather is in the sport to give great performances.