Performing an exorcism was like changing your oil. It's a drag, but necessary. Votes: 3
Keanu ReevesPerforming is very much like cooking: putting it all together, raising the temperature. Votes: 3
David TudorPerforming live is like harvesting your crops and sharing your food with people. Votes: 3
Jason MrazPerforming written music, even when I've written it, is not very interesting to me. Votes: 3
Carter BurwellPerforming doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years. Votes: 3
Robert SmithPerforming is always my biggest rush. The energy is boundless from a great crowd. Votes: 3
Matt SorumPerforming of any kind: singing, acting, dancing. I also get really excited during interviews. Votes: 3
Coco JonesPerforming is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing. Votes: 3
Charley PrideI really enjoy theater. Performing live onstage is helping me to grow as an actress. Votes: 3
Kim FieldsFor one year I did go to Performing Arts School, and I had very weird friends. Votes: 3
Christina MilianPerforming was easy because I believed that I could sing, but that was an outside thing. Votes: 3
Gloria GaynorI went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship. Votes: 3
Anthony AndersonPerforming for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth. Votes: 3
Joe NicholsPerforming live actually thrills me. Just get me a stage, get me a mic, and I'm going to be happy. Votes: 3
Rita WilsonPerforming in front of my fans is what I love to do and I hope I get to do it forever. Votes: 3
Easton CorbinThe rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. Votes: 2
Jackie Joyner-KerseeSometimes performing someone else's song is more difficult than writing your own. Votes: 0
Kinky FriedmanIt's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare. Votes: 0
Judi DenchNo, we've been performing our old songs a little differently each performance. Votes: 0
Fred SchneiderWork controls my life, writing controls my life, performing controls my life. Votes: 0
Lemon AndersenDancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged. Votes: 0
Karen KainIf becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine. Votes: 0
Ken BlanchardAdapting your own book is like performing open-heart surgery on your own child. Votes: 0
Jonathan TropperI enjoy performing for heavily armed people. It's easier than going to Georgia. Votes: 0
Robin WilliamsScience is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining. Votes: 0
Bill GaedeMakes no matter if I'm performing in a grocery store, you're always gonna get 150%. Votes: 0
Eddie GriffinI've done the performing monkey stuff and massive breakdowns, it's just they weren't documented. Votes: 0
MobyThe pressure performing is something you have to get used to, really really quick. Votes: 0
Adam ColeI've dreamed about performing songs, songs that don't even exist, as a complete song. Votes: 0
Ted LeoI see a boy with his mother's ambition, performing for love, trained in submission. Votes: 0
Pete TownshendSome people want to feel comfortable when they're performing; I'm kind of the opposite. Votes: 0
Guillermo E. BrownWhen it comes to performing and entertaining, the art removes itself from the writing. Votes: 0
Scott AvettBefore death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions. Votes: 0
Mata AmritanandamayiI'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes. Votes: 0
Sharon Van EttenI was performing skin grafts and became interested in why skin wouldn't graft permanently. Votes: 0
Joseph MurrayI've been arrested many times for illegal high wire walking and illegal street performing. Votes: 0
Philippe PetitThis vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me. Votes: 0
Robert CrippenRemember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe. Votes: 0
Goran PerssonAs a teenager I was obsessed with music and with writing and performing songs. Votes: 0
Anthony MinghellaI want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination. Votes: 0
Rowan AtkinsonFrom a very young age, I was singing and acting and performing for my family. Votes: 0
Heather DubrowI find a similarity between performing music onstage and acting - a reality of emotion. Votes: 0
MiyaviThe terror of performing never goes away. Instead, you get very, very comfortable being terrified. Votes: 0
Eric WhitacreMusic is my passion, singing, performing. I play piano and musical theater is my background. Votes: 0
Janel ParrishThe cost of performing well in bad times can be relative underperformance in good times. Votes: 0
Seth KlarmanOne of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening. Votes: 0
Itzhak PerlmanMy big thing is that I love to write. I want continue writing and performing. Votes: 0
Antoniette CostaMy life, at least, is divided between writing and performing and mixtures of the two. Votes: 0
Stephen FryHow does one magnify a calling? Simply by performing the service that pertains to it. Votes: 0
Thomas S. MonsonThe grace of God sets us free from a life of perfection, performing, and pretending. Votes: 0
Tullian TchividjianThere hasn't been one highlight that stands out... but touring and performing has been great. Votes: 0
Christina MilianI like radio and live performing stuff. I don't like the television stuff as much. Votes: 0
Adam CarollaWhen you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. Its exhilarating! Votes: 0
Laura MaranoI want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs. Votes: 0
Annie LennoxHonestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy. Votes: 0
Sharon Van EttenI love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces. Votes: 0
Shannon MillerIn absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia. Votes: 0
Mary Kay AshIt's a whole package, singer/songwriter. I like writing but I like performing just as much. Votes: 0
John HiattI focused more on sharing my gift and performing than worrying about it being a competition. Votes: 0
Rayvon OwenComedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it. Votes: 0
Maureen O'HaraCool the flames of your anger by performing the wudhu for only water can extinguish fire. Votes: 0
MuhammadDon't focus on the wins and losses... focus your efforts on performing to your full potential. Votes: 0
Michael ChandlerI didn't go to a normal high school. It was for people in the performing arts. Votes: 0
Marla SokoloffI truly get very emotional when I am performing and see their (Fans) love for me. Votes: 0
Shreya GhoshalI like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio. Votes: 0
Valerie JuneOur mind is like a field, and performing actions is like sowing seeds in that field. Votes: 0
Geshe Kelsang GyatsoEverybody's doing it. When I'm performing and I do the Dougie, the fans lose their minds. Votes: 0
Doug E. FreshI prefer film to the stage. I always like the rehearsal better than I like performing. Votes: 0
Brad DourifI'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace. Votes: 0
Mel TillisMy way into making movies - into making things is general - has been through performing. Votes: 0
Miranda JulyI haven't been to many music events where somebody was performing and it actually made me cry. Votes: 0
Robbie RobertsonThe great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. Votes: 0
Victor HugoI love performing. There is an ego in me that loves to be in front of people. Votes: 0
James Monroe IglehartWhy in God's name should a God be praised if he is only performing his Godly function? Votes: 0
Robert SheckleyIf I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience. Votes: 0
Lawrence WelkIt's hard being away from home. But other than that, performing is the highlight of my day. Votes: 0
Martina McBrideI like performing, but I usually get really sick when I'm on tour, and it's just hard. Votes: 0
GrimesI'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing Votes: 0
Shannon MillerWhen I'm performing, this is what everything builds up to, and everything has allowed me to be here. Votes: 0
Girl TalkI love performing, and it allows me to be very discerning about what I choose next, thank god. Votes: 0
Joel McHaleAnd I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else. Votes: 0
Jimmy BuffettI'd love to play a rock star in a movie, but for now, I'm not performing in public. Votes: 0
Elizabeth BerkleyI have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over. Votes: 0
Mick JaggerI really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony. Votes: 0
Olivia Newton-JohnIt's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard. Votes: 0
M. WardNo man's ambitions (have) a right to stand in the way of performing a simple act of justice. Votes: 0
John Peter AltgeldI love performing in front of people, no matter where they come from or what language they speak. Votes: 0
JuanesMusic is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score. Votes: 0
Michael TippettAn 'OMG' of mine would probably be speaking on stage and performing in front of thousands of people! Votes: 0
Ashley TisdaleI am free in performing an action if I could have done otherwise if I had chosen to. Votes: 0
George Edward MooreI'm healed up and I feel great. After going through the fire, it's great to be out performing again. Votes: 0
Chris LeDouxI listen to Prince on my iPad. And I use a Chords & Scales app to warm up before performing. Votes: 0
Janelle MonaeThe jobs I enjoy most are the ones where I never feel like I'm performing. I'm just feeling things. Votes: 0
Mia WasikowskaI was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends. Votes: 0
Dominic MonaghanI hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard. Votes: 0
Dionne WarwickIf you do a good deed to reap the reward of blessings, wouldn't you be performing a selfish act? Votes: 0
Kamil AliI do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music. Votes: 0
Bobby McFerrinI have to say that my biggest Award is performing in front of my fans. Their love is my award. Votes: 0
Shreya GhoshalThe best part about performing is when you can fill the room with energy and you get that vibe back. Votes: 0
Georgia NottI do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young. Votes: 0
B. B. KingNo matter what size I am I love performing no matter how big or little I am! I feel good. Votes: 0
Kelly ClarksonI liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer. Votes: 0
Chath PiersathThe day I feel like I'm at an office job is the day I'll quit performing in front of a camera. Votes: 0
Sasha GreyIf I'm performing with a DJ, it's all on me to draw the energy. I like the camaraderie of a band. Votes: 0
Talib KweliIf you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek. Votes: 0
Ken BlanchardThe only TV I would be interested in exploring would be live television. There's no substitute for a team of artists performing at their peak live when failure is possible. It's a high-wire act. That excites me. Votes: 1 Francis Ford Coppola
I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship. Votes: 5 Anthony Anderson
There's real drama in performing live. You never know how it's going to be. Votes: 1 Kevin Costner
Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings. Votes: 1 Jeff Garlin
Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do Votes: 2 Toni Braxton
I'll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same. Votes: 2 Toni Braxton
I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do. Votes: 2 Lucy Hale