“Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying for a readership as they begin to write. But it should be the quality of the craft, not the audience, that should be the greatest motivating factor.” IfsShouldWritingQualityAudienceHonestPrayingFactorsCraftsBeginnersReadership Book:There Was a Country: A Memoir Source: There Was a Country: A Memoir
“Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like it there's no faking it.” IfsEmotionAudienceHonestSpeechApplauseInsincereFaking It Author:Robert Orben
“Acting is not a lofty performance; it is simply the source of becoming and existing transparently. Acting, I find, is the art of frothing to the surface every raw and honest emotion. The moment an actor pretends, he loses his audience forever” ArtMomentsActorsLosesActingEmotionAudienceForeverHonestSourceBecomingPerformancesSurfaceLofty Author:Masiela Lusha
“Eric's performance is an awesome and entirely honest expression of the pain and beauty of his music. To watch him play is like riding on the tail of a dragon, but he is so gentle with his rider, you forget how high up you are or how intense the ride is. He is perhaps the most generous performer I have ever watched, every bit of himself is given to the audience. He's like a Marina Abramovic with a piano, completely and deeply committed, regardless of that pain.” PlayPainGivenBitsForgetWatchesAudienceHonestExpressionPerformancesCommittedIntenseGentlePianoGenerousDragonsPerformersRidingTailsRidersEric Author:Tea Leoni
“I don't know if I could write ten easy ways to connect with an audience. I know you have to believe in what you're doing, you have to believe in your music, believe in your ability, believe that what you're doing is honest and true and real.” IfsKnowsWayWritingBelieveRealEasyAbilityAudienceHonestTenMusic IsIf I CouldBelieve In YouDoing YouEasy Way Author:Ramsey Lewis
“That is definitely a misunderstanding between me and a part of my audience. To be honest, I am often unsettled by the responses some people have had to my movies, and that includes many people who like them.” PeopleAudienceHonestResponseBeing HonestMisunderstanding Author:Todd Solondz
“Even though I'm an actor, even though I know a little bit about film, I very much view things as an audience member. For me, whether it's TV, film, theater, whatever, it's a big movie, a small movie, whatever it is, I look for the truth in it. I look for the honesty. I just look for if it feels honest and real to me.” IfsKnowsFeelsLooksLittlesRealBigsFilmActorsBitsViewsAudienceHonestHonestyTvsMembersLittle BitTheaterBig Movie Author:Elisabeth Moss
“When I sing, I believe. I'm honest. If you want to get an audience with you, there's only one way. You have to reach out to them with total honesty and humility.” IfsWayWantBelieveI BelieveAudienceHonestHonestyHumilityOne WayReach Out Author:Frank Sinatra
“I feel a great responsibility to deliver for our audience ... I am like their servant, but there's only one honest way to lift people up, which is to feel genuinely elevated yourself. And the way to do that is follow your heart. That's all we try to do.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingHeartResponsibilityMusicAudienceHonestLiftsServantFollow Your HeartGreat Responsibility Author:Trey Anastasio
“I have to care and I have to be honest and have the courage to be vulnerable. If that happens, then that's the best I can do. To just be a puppet for the audience is not very courageous. Just to do whatever they say they want - because a lot of times people will hear something new that they hadn't heard before and get turned on by a new experience and will want to hear more of that.” PeopleIfsWantI CanHappensCareCan DoAudienceHeardHonestVulnerableBeing HonestSomething NewCourageousPuppetsNew Experiences Author:Herbie Hancock
“Don't try to be just like some other singer hitting it big - find your own style and be honest in your performances. And never underestimate your audience.” TryingBigsAudienceHonestStylePerformancesSingersBeing HonestHittingUnderestimateNever Underestimate Author:Tony Bennett
“I think what's exciting about doing it as found footage - if we all are being honest, found footage gets a little bit of a bad rap sometimes, but I think that there's a lot of potential in the medium in taking it seriously and in treating the audience with respect and in treating the characters with respect in terms of, why is the camera really on? Where would the camera be when it is on?” IfsThinkingLittlesSometimesCharacterFoundBitsTermAudienceHonestLittle BitExcitingCamerasRapMediumsBeing Honest Author:Dean Israelite