#performance

I was driven to give the best possible performance I could based on the material that was given to me and that material was documentary footage of the President speaking to people. ↗

— Timothy Bottoms

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Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance. ↗

— William Ralph Inge

#connection #consciousness #formation #formed #habit

What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line. ↗

— Earle Brown

#good #hands #head #lies #line

However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults. ↗

— John Eaton

#become #especially #even #faults #generally

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission. ↗

— John Fogerty

#i #live #live performance #might #mission

That's the only way to do it. Just like an actor. You can get a great performance if you do a bunch of takes and edit it. You find the moments and string them together. ↗

— Lindsey Buckingham

#bunch #edit #find #get #great

That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances. ↗

— Dick Button

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I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room. ↗

— Linda Cardellini

#brother #compared #doing #especially #front

I don't really unwind after a performance. I'm still pumped up and just want to get back on stage. ↗

— Hollie Cavanagh

#back #get #i #just #performance

As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that my piece will be ready for performance next January when I do not have a recipe for making it happen? ↗

— Lukas Foss

#empty #happen #how #i #i do