“I was always very dramatic - my family would probably use the word 'dramatic' - as a child; always putting on performances, making everyone come watch, and pay to watch. I was very business-savvy as a child.” ChildrenUsePayWatchesMy FamilyPerformancesDramaticSavvy Author:Margot Robbie
“I've always thought if you watch the performance and you don't know about the person, then you only see the performance.” IfsKnowsPersonsWatchesPerformances Author:Janet McTeer
“I made many studio albums and I think the danger of studio recording is that if you do not watch out, you come out with a perfectly sterile performance.” IfsThinkingMadeWatchesDangerPerformancesAlbumsStudios Author:Chuck Mangione
“The director is the most important because, ultimately, as an actor, when you watch a movie, it looks like an actor is giving a performance, and they kind of are. But, what's actually happening is that an actor has given a bunch of ingredients over to a director, who then constructs a performance. That's movie-making.” GivingLooksKindImportantActorsGivenWatchesDirectorsHappeningsPerformancesBunchIngredientsConstructsMovie Making Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Comics, as good as they might be, they didn't know much about performance. There aren't too many comics you could watch for an hour without getting tired. They might have good material, but it's about theater to me.” KnowsMightHoursWatchesMaterialsPerformancesTheaterTiredGetting Tired Author:Andrew Dice Clay
“I watch a lot of different films. A lot of different performances and I find a lot of little things from the films or things that actors do or people in real life who have behaviors or idiosyncrasies that I like or find interesting and I try to remember that. And then I'll do a prayer. I'll do a prayer to ask the character or the spirit of the character to come and visit me. And let's work together.” PeopleTryingLittlesDifferentRealCharacterTogetherRememberFilmSpiritActorsAsksPrayerInterestingWatchesBehaviorPerformancesReal LifeWorking TogetherLittle ThingsIdiosyncrasies Author:Wesley Snipes
“I have a great editor and I enjoy, in a masochistic way, being ruthless about my own performance. How do I know, but I think I'm quite good at saying, "That's no good. That's no good. That's it. That's it. That's good." And I'm with the editor who goes, "No, I think you're wrong. That's not your best." There's an initial point in the editing, if you're directing yourself, especially in my case, where you go, "Ouch, ouch, ouch, I can't watch this." And then, there's a point where you become hard-nosed and just take your neurosis away and go, "What's working? That's okay. That's okay. We can lose that, and lose that." You get objective about it.” IfsWayI CanHardEnjoyLosesMy OwnWatchesCasesOkayPerformancesObjectivesEditorsEditingInitialsRuthlessNeurosisOuchMasochistic Author:Ralph Fiennes
“My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns create the illusion of security. It's a form that has become common since 9/11, and even the government agencies that participate in this activity acknowledge,off the record, that it is indeed a species of theater.” KindGovernmentFormTermCommonWatchesRecordsSecurityActivityIllusionPerformancesTheaterSpeciesMy FavoriteGenreAcknowledgeAgencyInspectionGovernment Agencies Book:How Music Works Source: How Music Works
“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
“A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.” HeartSoulSpiritualSinWatchesDutyCallingPerformancesTender Hearts Book:The Acceptable Sacrifice Source: The Acceptable Sacrifice
“Companies watch what consumers are doing like a hawk. Just as one letter to a politician can signal an insipient problem, for companies, a trend where people are beginning to switch away from one of their key products to a rival offering on the basis of either claims or real improvements on performance, that's significant.” PeopleRealProblemCompanyWatchesProductsKeysPoliticianLettersPerformancesBasesClaimsImprovementSignificantConsumersTrendsOfferingSignalsRivalsHawks Author:John Elkington
“I certainly don't feel there's a distinction to be made between a television and a film actor. I think there's a distinction between great actors and not so great actors. But I really think if you watch a person working in television give a wonderful performance, that person is f - ing great, because there is no time.” IfsThinkingGivingFeelsPersonsMadeFilmActorsWatchesWonderfulTelevisionPerformancesDistinctionGreat ActorsFilm Actors Author:David Oyelowo
“I prefer to have playback, but sometimes, you can't have that under most circumstances. First, it is expensive because you need a playback operator and secondly, it threatens a lot of directors. I only watch my performance. I see what is necessary for me so that I can see it right at the moment and I can fix it. That appeals to me a great deal.” NeedsFirstsI CanSometimesMomentsDealsWatchesCircumstancesDirectorsPerformancesAppealsExpensiveOperators Author:James Cromwell
“You can sit behind your computer and listen to music via a program or from the Internet and also watch performances on the Internet. There's motivation to sit at home. You don't have to get dressed up, or be social and for those old enough you don't risk DUI charges by drinking at home at the computer.” EnoughHomeMotivationSocialBehindsWatchesRiskInternetComputerProgramPerformancesDrinkingListening To MusicDressed UpDui Author:Steve Mahoney
“Performance and music are inexorably tied together. And hell, I'll watch Brittany's Toxic music video all day. But there's a difference between that and listening to Leo Kottke play guitar. One is entertainment. The other is Music.” PlayTogetherDifferencesWatchesHellListeningPerformancesGuitarEntertainmentVideoToxicTiedBrittany Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Unsuccessful people get up whenever they feel like it and the first thing they do is watch television, read the paper, or check email. The rest of the day is pretty much 50% below maximum performance.” PeopleFeelsFirstsWatchesTelevisionPaperPerformancesChecksGet UpSuccessful PeopleEmailMaximumUnsuccessful Author:Brian Tracy
“Every time you watch a performance in the theatre, you know that this is just for you, and will never be the same again. It is quite exciting for me.” KnowsWatchesPerformancesExcitingTheatre Author:Robert Dessaix
“The audience I'm targeting doesn't care about the language spoken in the films they watch. They're interested in more important things like story, performance, cinematography etc.” ImportantStoriesCareFilmLanguageWatchesAudiencePerformancesImportant ThingsEtcCinematography Author:Chika Anadu
“You can't really watch a theater performance by yourself. You can watch a movie by yourself, though.” WatchesPerformancesTheater Author:Cate Blanchett
“When I watch people like Cate Blanchett act, I don't know what is going on in her life, you just get lost in her performance and that's what I hope to do as well.” PeopleKnowsWellsLostWatchesPerformances Author:Kate Bosworth