“I work from a deep sense of insecurity. I have the belief, and I can't shake it, that there are endless reasons to turn the channel. There are hundreds of channels and entirely other things to do besides TV. And if you make a bad television show there's no reason for the audience to come back the following week.” IfsI CanReasonShowsTurnsBeliefAudienceWeekTelevisionTvsFollowingEndlessThings To DoShakesInsecurityNo ReasonTelevision Shows Author:Chuck Lorre
“I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine them.” PeopleKnowsI CanAudienceImagineComedianTailors Author:Colin Quinn
“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.” FirstsSaidI CanIdeasHomeReadingNovelAudienceWrittenCrimeDadMy DadWideBusConductorScots Author:Ian Rankin
“Audiences aren't going to get rid of me. One thing I can say, with absolute certainty, is that my shows will still be performed when I'm dead, buried and forgotten. They're going to absolutely outlive me, which is a wonderful thing to think about.” ThinkingStillsI CanShowsAudienceWonderfulOne ThingAbsolutesForgottenCertaintyBuriedWonderful ThingsAbsolute Certainty Author:Cameron Mackintosh
“The least responsive audience I can ever remember playing to.” I CanRememberAudience Author:Trent Reznor
“Ever since I can remember I’ve had positive and negative fan reviews. And whether it was positive or negative it wasn’t always based in reality or what my perception of the music was. But judging from playing these new songs live and my feelings on the record [Scream] – and it’s a great record – there is definitely an audience for it. Also, I don’t really go to clubs so I don’t know what sounds are made there.” KnowsMadeI CanFeelingsRealityRememberSongSoundAudienceRecordsFansJudgingPerceptionNegativeClubsReviewsScreamNew Songs Author:Chris Cornell
“Singing is my passion, my first love and the secret of my energy. Music to me is like finding my inner self, my soul. It gives me a great joy to see audiences enjoying with me. I have given my heart to singing. When I sing, I can feel romance in everything around me.” GivingFeelsFirstsHeartI CanSoulSelfRomanceJoyPassionEnergyGivenEnjoySecretAudienceMy HeartFindingsSingingGive MeMy SoulFirst LoveMy PassionInner SelfGreat Joy Author:Kailash Kher
“I feel that special secret current between the public and me. I can hold them with one little note in the air, and they will not breathe. That is a great, great moment.” FeelsLittlesI CanMomentsSecretAudienceAirSpecialNotesCurrentsBreatheGreat Moments Author:Arthur Rubinstein
“I never work with an audience - I can't do this. The process depends on the highest degree of nervous concentration.” I CanProcessAudienceDependsDegreesHighestNervousConcentration Author:Frank Auerbach
“A great conductor possesses that certain charisma and talent that demand the ears and the attention of an audience. I can't tell you how that happens, but I'm sure it has an inner basis that is never learned.” I CanHappensCertainAttentionAudienceTalentDemandEarsBasesCharismaConductor Author:Isaac Stern
“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
“Аs long as I've got an audience out there to play for, I'm going to continue to play. I have at least enough people that I can go out on the road for 10, 11 weeks at a time.” PeopleLongI CanEnoughPlayAudienceWeek Author:Todd Rundgren
“I'm able to reach a wider audience, an older audience. I can gladly say that I'm definitely not a bubblegum princess anymore.” I CanAbleAudiencePrincess Author:Cher Lloyd
“A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of disbelief. It might piss a few people off, but I can't help it.” PeopleThinkingI CanHelpingFeelingsMightCertainAudienceJokesDisbelief Author:Michael Showalter
“If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always seem to get people to sing with me.” PeopleIfsI CanSeemsSongAudienceTalentRight Time Author:Pete Seeger
“I don't have any training in dance. I can convince an audience that I know how to dance because I'm a convincing actor.” KnowsI CanActorsAudienceKnow HowTrainingConvinceConvincing Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Audiences and critics they don't like seeing what happens in real life. Why do you think comedies make all the money at the box office? People want to go and laugh. I can understand that.” PeopleThinkingWantI CanRealHappensAudienceLaughingComedySeeingOfficeCriticsBoxesReal LifeBox Office Author:Channing Tatum
“I can understand that an audience, buying a ticket to see a picture of mine, wants to see something funny because they feel confident that at least I have a fighting chance to make a funny film when I make a film, whereas if I make a dramatic film there's one chance in a thousand that it's really going to come out great, so I understand how they feel about that and they're completely right.” IfsWantFeelsI CanFilmFightingChanceAudienceMinesThousandDramaticBuyingTicketsOne Chance Author:Woody Allen
“As long as I can do something that I am passionate about and that I can really enjoy and the audience can enjoy. That is where my enthusiasm comes from.” LongI CanEnjoyCan DoAudiencePassionateEnthusiasmCan Do Something Author:Dwayne Johnson
“I had a very easy time loving an audience. But when it's one-on-one with somebody, all I wanted to do was run away, because maybe they're going to want something from me I can't give, or they're going to hurt me.” WantGivingI CanRunningWantedEasyHurtAudienceRunning AwayWant SomethingHurt MeOne On One Author:Tim Allen
“Certain jobs [films] are for the business really, because they get an audience, they get a global audience. Certain jobs are as an artist. If I can keep moving forward and strike some form of balance between them two, then I'm going to feel content.” IfsFeelsI CanTwoJobsFilmMovingFormArtistCertainAudienceBalanceStrikesMoving ForwardKeep MovingKeep Moving Forward Author:Jack O'Connell
“If you can get the audience to talk to the screen, I just thought that was so cool, and I wanted to do that. And I just leaned towards the scary and the thriller. I find it very emotional. I want to make emotional horror. If I can make you cry, than you have a full experience.” IfsWantI CanWantedAudienceCryEmotionalHorrorScaryScreensThrillersMake You Cry Author:Kevin D. Williamson
“I feel that in-person contact with people is the most important thing in comedy. While I'm up on stage, I can actually put myself into the audience and adjust my pace and tuning to them. I can get into their heads through their ears and through their eyes. Only through this total communication can I really achieve what I'm trying to do.” PeopleFeelsTryingPersonsI CanImportantEyeAudienceComedyAchieveStageCommunicationEarsImportant ThingsContactCommunication SkillsPaceTuning Author:Bill Cosby