#performance

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone. ↗

— Maggie Smith

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I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game. ↗

— Bob Balaban

#acting #ahead #always #cares #casting

A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance. ↗

— Tom Flores

#paramount #performance #reaching #total #ultimate

I've been onstage once for one performance with four days' rehearsal. ↗

— Anna Friel

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Tomorrow night I’m giving a lecture on silence and invisibility. Don’t be surprised if I don’t show up.
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— Jarod Kintz

#invisible #lecture #performance-art #silence #silent

Find your authentic voice, become vulnerable, and then put yourself out there. ↗

— Meredith Brooks

#creativity #performance #art

When you step from the wings onto the stage you go from total blackness to a blinding hot glare. After a moment you adjust, but there is that moment. like being inside lightning. ↗

— Meg Howrey

#dance #performance #theatre #art

I consider that my best performance ever was as Peer Gynt. ↗

— Leo McKern

#consider #ever #i #peer #performance

If you're going to do something, strive to do it better than anyone else. Do it all the way. If you're going to half-ass it, why bother? ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#effort #extreme #goals #life #performance