“The one thing that I love about the live audience is the energy level. Like, from the minute of cast introductions, it's just constant energy being traded back and forth. When you do something funny, the audience laughs; when you're being serious, you can, like, feel the tension going through the audience.” FeelsEnergyLevelsAudienceLaughingOne ThingMinutesSeriousConstantCastsTensionIntroductionBack And ForthEnergy Levels Author:Jonathan Sadowski
“During 'Saturday Night Fever' at the end of the first act dance number I tried to perform a split-jump, only I can't do them so I ended up on my ass followed by the most unsightly backward roll out of it, followed by the cast falling over in laughter and a good portion of the audience too.” InspirationalFirstsI CanEndsNightFallNumbersAudienceLaughterDanceCastsAssPortionsSplitsSaturdayFeverSaturday NightSaturday Night Fever Author:Adam Garcia
“The opening-night audience is mostly friends of the cast and backers of the show, and they cometo applaud their money.” ShowsNightAudienceCastsOpeningOpening Night Author:Al Hirschfeld
“Find one person in the audience and sing to them with all of your heart. And then cast a spell over them. Hoss, if you can't do it with feeling - don't.” IfsHeartPersonsFeelingsAudienceCastsSpells Author:Patsy Cline
“My job playing Sam Malone was to let the audience in, to love my bar full of people. And that informed my life. I mean, we're so different [in the cast], some of us. Miles apart. [But] when I see anyone from those days, I tap into that instant love for them.” PeopleMeanDifferentJobsAudienceCastsMilesBarsInstantMiles Apart Author:Ted Danson
“A filmmaker chooses an actress keeping the best interest of the film in mind. If he doesn't cast you, it doesn't mean there's a personal agenda. Change is constant, and if you have agreed to be part of this industry, you will have to go with the change. The films and filmmakers, even the audience has changed.” IfsMindMeanFilmInterestAudienceChangedIndustryConstantCastsActressesFilmmakerAgendas Author:Rani Mukerji
“An audience is the most dangerous thing in the world, because they paid, and they're looking at you. And they paid! And there's a lot of them! And they cast a cold eye, because they paid. To be on the stage, you have to be very secure.” WorldEyeAudienceStageDangerousColdPaidCastsSecureDangerous ThingsCold Eyes Author:Christopher Walken
“In the stand-up comedy top, there's room for everyone - if you're good, there's room for everyone. You'll put on your own show - no one casts you. You cast your own show as a stand-up comedian. When you get good at stand-up comedy you book a theater and if people show up, people show up. If people don't show up, people don't show up. You don't have a director or a casting agent or anybody saying if you're good enough - the audience will decide.” PeopleIfsBookEnoughShowsRoomsAudienceComedyDirectorsTheaterCastsAgentsComedianGood EnoughCastingStand Up ComedyStand Up Comedian Author:Jim Jefferies
“When I write a play, my whole intent at bottom is to get the audience to be in the cast, to get that audience on stage with the actors and to get them thoroughly involved in what's going on.” WritingPlayWholeActorsAudienceStageInvolvedBottomCasts Author:Jules Feiffer