Top 1200 Performance Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.
In performance capture roles, it's not a committee of animators that author the role, it's the actor. I think that's a significant thing for people to understand.
Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity. — © Ezra Furman
Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity.
When it comes to performance art, I am more interested in the failures then the so-called successes. I have never cared for entertaining anyone.
Neil and I have always been big fans of drag, emerging theater, and anything that is really 'out there' in terms of performance.
If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British.
Presidents and cabinet officials could send a strong message of accountability if they held senior appointees responsible for their performance.
Art, if it is successful in the task of questioning reality, if it is good painting and not merely a performance of dexterity, will be an affirmation of God.
You know the movie "Rashomon" from [Takeshi] Kurosawa, when all the people in the forest see something different? Each performance was like that.
The redemptive power of divine grace no longer seemed credible, nor very respectable in the arbitrary performance that was claimed for it.
Fishing seems to be divided, like sex, into three unequal parts: anticipation and recollection and, in between, actual performance.
'Srimanthudu' is a film very close to my heart. It's my first production, and I'm more than happy with its performance at the box office.
I liked to carry the script into an audition because, for me, it reminded people that this was not the final performance. I'm still a work in progress. — © Holly Hunter
I liked to carry the script into an audition because, for me, it reminded people that this was not the final performance. I'm still a work in progress.
I think being directed and mentored by someone as inspirational as Paul Feig not only improves my performance but, as a whole, makes it what it is.
The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.
My main focus is performance. I want to put on better matches in the ring and stay injury-free, so it's not about aesthetics.
Every time fans turned on the television or watched the Dallas Cowboys, I wanted to give them the performance of a lifetime.
I really am a theater person. That means you put something out there, and you let it go. Tomorrow night is a new performance.
Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept, because it's a necessity in ones everyday performance.
A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.
I've always been interested in the arts and chucked a science degree to study theatre and performance art because I was so enamored by it.
Grief affects job performance, so giving workers time off to grieve can lead to stronger outcomes at work.
I think the biggest difficulty from transitioning from professional wrestling to the acting world is generally toning down your performance.
Too often we're happy to receive thanks from the nonprofits we fund, accepting gratitude instead of feedback or performance measurements.
I look up to Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. I'm honored to be his co-main event and to be able to give a great performance.
Typography is to literature as musical performance is to composition: an essential act of interpretation, full of endless opportunities for insight or obtuseness.
Being fired for bad performance or for having an alter ego that posts incredibly racist stuff is not cancel culture.
I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact my performance on court.
Brock Lesnar and I are as different as any two people can be. What drew us together was the love of the actual performance aspect of what we do.
Every time I step on the pitch, I think about winning and putting on a performance that ensures my team comes out on top.
Law Number XV: The last 10 percent of performance generates one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems.
I want to get down to the nuts and bolts of what is actually going to change to lift New Zealand's economic performance.
I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.
The World University Games Gold medal was a great confidence booster for me. It highlighted my talents, my performance and dedication.
In Ohio seasons are theatrical. Each one enters like a prima donna, convinced its performance is the reason the world has people in it.
If he [Donald Trump]can boost Mitt Romney`s performance five points among white folks, he could have a shot.
When I have a good performance, I'm wrecked at the end of it. I feel completely empty, and tears are pouring down my face - I'm just gone.
I want to get down to the nuts and bolts of what is actually going to change to lift New Zealands economic performance. — © David Cunliffe
I want to get down to the nuts and bolts of what is actually going to change to lift New Zealands economic performance.
For the actors, there's something very important about that first showing of the scene to the crew, becomes like a little performance.
People might not believe me if I say I get nervous, but I tend to practice constantly to show a balanced performance.
We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is only a beater of rhythm.
I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last.
You have to bring this ball over this line and into this rectangle. It is not like synchronised swimming, where you are judged by your unbelievably beautiful performance.
Ben Stiller, who I love and who is a friend and is such an incredible actor - he's hilarious, obviously, but I thought his performance in 'Greenberg' was extraordinary.
We find worth in jobs, money, & performance so we can hide how worthless we feel inside. Acknowledge the pain to be healed.
The love and pride that I feel from my Indian fan base make every new performance in India unique and special.
In programming when you're making a change you have to know all the affected places, and you have to be able to model in your head what the performance impact will be.
Of the One O'Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: "I wish it were mine". — © Duke Ellington
Of the One O'Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: "I wish it were mine".
I think we are smashing it as a government in terms of economic performance and infrastructure spend, but not everybody feels part of that success story.
I prepare myself very intensely. I am at the theatre four hours before the performance. It allows for complete concentration and preparation.
And a lot of times in slam poetry I feel like people are so worried about the performance that the words might not be as strong.
I take the longest to get ready of anyone. I've been going in two hours before the show every performance.
There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing.
What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line.
If you want to judge the performance of the Egyptian people by the standards of German or Chinese or American culture, then there is no room for judgment.
It would have to be connected with performance art somehow, either in the front of the house or the back. I was myopic about this from fourth grade on.
A good content always allows me to reach the depth of the characters, and thus, the performance looks more relatable and truthful.
I'm actually sometimes nervous right before a performance, but as soon as I'm on the stage I'm like, 'okay, we're gonna rock this baby.'
I am firmly convinced that you shouldn't necessarily emphasize hedonism, especially at the beginning of a career, but should instead focus entirely on performance.
I'm passionate about nature and the respect, peace, and beauty I derive from it. My voice, my live performance, and when I'm in the studio. My children and love.
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