“I usually need a lot of time to be completely alone with the particular piece, the composer, and the instrument. I also prefer a very quiet atmosphere, and I usually choose pieces that are very close to my personality, my heart. I think the audience can feel it.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsHeartAudiencePiecesParticularPersonalityMy HeartQuietInstrumentsAtmosphereComposer Author:Rafal Blechacz
“English audiences of working people are like an instrument that responds to the player. Thought ripples up and down them, and if in some heart the speaker strikes a dissonance there is a swift answer. Always the voice speaks from gallery or pit, the terrible voice which detaches itself in every English crowd, full of caustic wit, full of irony or, maybe, approval.” PeopleIfsHeartSpeakVoiceAnswersAudiencePlayerTerribleLaborEnglandInstrumentsCrowdsStrikesWitIronySpeakersApprovalUp And DownPitsGalleryRippleDissonanceLabor MovementCaustic Author:Mary Heaton Vorse
“An actor uses his body as a tool and an instrument. In the same way a musician plays an instrument, the actor uses his body to convey feeling and emotion. An animator uses a pencil or a computer to create the same thing, the same exact way... An actor is taking words that are not his own, and he has to bring some kind of authentic life to those words. It's the same goal, to create this authentic life. Even if it's a drawing, or if it's a cartoon, you're still trying to create authenticity because, if the character emotes authentically, it has a power to connect with the audience.” IfsWayTryingKindStillsPlayCharacterUseFeelingsBodyActorsGoalEmotionAudienceComputerMusicianToolsInstrumentsDrawingAuthenticityCartoonPencilsFeelings And EmotionsAnimatorAuthentic LifeEmote Author:Rob Minkoff
“I've dabbled in running around on stage, and at certain times it's nice to step away from the anchor of the piano and use a handheld microphone and connect with the audience, but I think my soul as a performer is just a little bit more connected to the instrument. To just sort of sit and sing - that feels like the most natural fit for me.” ThinkingFeelsLittlesSoulUseRunningCertainBitsNaturalStepsAudienceNiceStageFitLittle BitInstrumentsConnectedMy SoulPianoPerformersAnchorsMicrophones Author:Sara Bareilles
“You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.” MeanAudienceInstruments Author:Louis C. K.