“I don't think you necessarily have to be the most perfected performer, in order to express your feelings. It's really those feelings that an audience connects with, I think, at least as much as perfected technical skill.” ThinkingFeelingsOrderAudienceSkillsPerformersTechnical Skills Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is instinctly felt by an audience and is reflected in the superiority of his work” ArtistFeltAudienceFieldsSkillsPossessionSubstitutesEndeavorSuperiorityGreat ArtPricelessGreat Artist Author:Paul LePaul
“We all hope that TV will bring something added to the book - not just an audience - it will bring an interpretation and skills that you may not have as a writer.” MayBookAudienceTvsSkillsInterpretation Author:Gerald Seymour
“The good diarist writes either for himself alone or for a posterity so distant that it can safely hear every secret and justly weigh every motive. For such an audience there is need neither of affectation nor of restraint. Sincerity is what they ask, detail, and volume; skill with the pen comes in conveniently, but brilliance is not necessary; genius is a hindrance even; and should you know your business and do it manfully, posterity will let you off mixing with great men, reporting famous affairs, or having lain with the first ladies in the land.” KnowsMenNeedsShouldWritingFirstsAsksSecretAudienceLandGeniusSkillsAffairDetailsMotiveGreat MenPensSincerityVolumeRestraintDiariesPosterityBrillianceMixingHindranceFirst Lady Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays
“There are more social skills required to talk one-on-one [than to an audience]. You don't have to be socially fluid to talk to two thousand people.” PeopleTwoSocialAudienceThousandSkillsFluidOne On OneSocial Skills Author:Jerry Seinfeld