#performance

Politics with me isn't theater. It's performance art. Sometimes, for its own sake. ↗

— Roger Stone

#me #own #performance #performance art #politics

When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we should fall into despair, were there not a few softening features, by which they are brought back to the ranks of humanity. ↗

— John Strachan

#back #brought #christianity #compare #contemplate

America doesn't reward people of my age, either in day-to-day life or for their performances. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#america #day-to-day #day-to-day life #either #life

I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#being #enjoy #feet #glamour #hurt

Claude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance. ↗

— Gloria Stuart

#call #claude #himself #his #involved

When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I don't have a second to be bored or take anything for granted. We produce 24 hours of film a season, which is like making 12 movies. ↗

— Kiefer Sutherland

#anything #bored #film #granted #hours

I went to ballet school for nine years, and there was an agent for the whole school who happened to be there visiting one of the performances. She suggested an audition. ↗

— Sarah Sutton

#audition #ballet #happened #i #nine

Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#change #court #gender #performance #sexuality

Given Mr. Obama's lack of experience as an executive, and his past performance in crises such as the oil spill, it is reasonable for those of us who support the effort in Afghanistan to worry that he will not be up to the job. ↗

— Jim Talent

#crises #effort #executive #experience #given

The Emmy should be an ensemble award, too. I kept howling at everyone else's performances. ↗

— Jeffrey Tambor

#else #emmy #ensemble #everyone #howling