#performance

If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul. ↗

— Roger McGough

#because #been #better #children #comedy

One only has to look at the performance of the economy to understand how it shapes the perspective of America's youth about military service. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#america #economy #how #look #military

I'd never played a cop before, and this particular role with what she is going thru, especially during the first season, covering her alcoholism to her on the job performance, was a great opportunity for me as an actress. ↗

— Nancy McKeon

#alcoholism #before #cop #covering #during

Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative. ↗

— Adrian Mitchell

#different #first #more #performance #poetry

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics. ↗

— Riccardo Muti

#channel #critics #interpretation #into #people

Well, no. I believe that it's not at all impossible that some of the performances that I've heard so far by some pianists may be superior to my own playing because those are two totally different acts altogether. ↗

— Leo Ornstein

#altogether #because #believe #different #far

The Dark Side of the Moon has flash - the true flash that comes from the excellence of a superb performance. ↗

— Alan Parsons

#dark #dark side #excellence #flash #moon

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. ↗

— Joe Paterno

#confidence #excellence #individual #learns #performance

Sayles could pull a performance out of a dog. I'm serious. He was just amazing. The world could fall apart and he remained on neutral. ↗

— Elizabeth Pena

#apart #could #dog #fall #i

The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors. ↗

— Rob Paulsen

#best #competent #creative #fearless #incredibly