Performance Quotes

"Competition is an easy way to experience flow, but it is a cheap trick " "One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price" "What gets measured gets managed." "Speed is the ultimate currency." "Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on" "The essence of acting is to communicate to every audience member." "Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games." "The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play" "Acting is such a high art, and coming from theater, I know how hard it is and respect the craft" "For me, pressure is self-imposed, and it's good for me. The best actors are the most prepared because it's all imaginary and you have to know the character inside out" "There are no small parts, only small actors" "Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist." "Action is the real measure of intelligence" "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." "Being a comedian is the closest thing to being a rock star." "Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things" "The best actors instinctively feel out what the other actors need, and they just accommodate it." "To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new" "I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor." "Most of the early part of my career, I was always looking for the same inner life in my characters."