#perform

Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus. ↗

— Elizabeth Pena

#bonus #captures #director #european #every

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform. ↗

— William Penn

#constantly #lawful #perform #promise #rarely

Making a record? You've got to have the song, then you create a record. I think it's the same with a live performance. If the material is strong, you're already 90% there. I always tell young people it's all about the music, the songs. Work on the songs, work on the songs, work on the songs. ↗

— Tom Petty

#already #always #create #got #i

I try to see interviewing as performance art, and just take it as it comes. ↗

— Liz Phair

#comes #i #interviewing #just #performance

Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions. ↗

— Kenneth L. Pike

#change #could #functions #human #meanings

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ↗

— James K. Polk

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Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#good #good actors #great #great people #how

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing. ↗

— Richard Pryor

#because #doing #enjoyed #i #performer

I would love to document the Roots; I think they have an interesting story. I have a curiosity about them. Their musicality and their live performances I think would be great, and I have a feeling that there are stories behind each one of them. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#behind #curiosity #document #each #feeling

But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career. ↗

— Amy Ray

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