#performer

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

— Sandra Bernhard

#comic #consider #i #jokes #myself

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

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

#comes #performer #public #responsibility #social

I'm usually put off by performers when they get political. ↗

— Tracey Ullman

#i #off #performers #political #put

My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance? ↗

— Colin Firth

#afterwards #big #case #instinct #me

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. ↗

— John Turturro

#behold #get #great #gritty #just

Some people really want to play Mozart and be just performers. I was more interested in invention. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#interested #invention #just #more #mozart

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

— Hedy Lamarr

#entitled #feels #participate #pays #performer

I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired. ↗

— Marc Maron

#acquired taste #always #been #handful #i

Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn. ↗

— Steve Martin

#always #anything #band #basic #basic things

Feeling emotionally connected to a song, and accumulating every bit of the moment's energy to sing out to the audience is what I believe makes a great performer. ↗

— Thia Megia

#believe #bit #connected #emotionally #energy