Performer Quotes

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience.

Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country, you have to do everything. And in the States you can narrow-cast, you can be just a sitcom performer or a stand-up comedian or a sketch performer.

Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.

I don't consider myself a comic but a performer. A comic tells bad jokes.

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

You can never be guaranteed good roles because of an award, but I think your profile and net worth as a performer has to do with awards, unfortunately.

A tremendous social responsibility comes with being a successful public performer.

The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.

No, I'm a theatrical, live performer or a movie performer.

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.

So I'm sorry, I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.

I think Madonna is a wonderful performer.

I am a professional performer and I only appear on TV for entertainment or for philanthropic organizations, and I consider this a very serious matter that doesn't fit into either category.

I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.

I haven't had a lot of comedy come my way as a performer.

I can't think of a performer who is better on television than in person.

On stage, don't go near her. She's the best performer in the world.

There's still a lot I need to do as a player, as a musician, as a sound creator. I have commissioned 170 pieces: that's still not enough, there are still lots and lots of composers I would like to approach. When I see a composer and I see a performer, I think to combine those forces.

But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.

The cardinal rule for any performer is that they should know themselves before they enter the spotlight, and I didn't. I was just Neil and I did what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to get married, so I got married. I was supposed to get a job, so I looked for work.

When I got lucky with Dean, I ended up with 16 years with one of the truly great performers of all time. He was the greatest performer I'd ever been around, bar none.

It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.

George Burns was a Vaudeville performer I particularly loved.

When Peter Gabriel left, we obviously lost a very strong stage performer. Phil hasn't replaced him; Phil's done a different thing.

I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer.

In order to be a star performer you have to have someone to play against.