Keith Barry Quotes

I was damn lucky to choose this profession. I had no idea when I started out that I was really an illusionist and a magician.

For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well.

I am a performer; that's what I like to do.

But when I go off stage I don't have a deck of cards with me all the time.

I'm a total performer.

If you don't take no chances, then you're not a performer. Performers always take chances. You go see a singer, they'll hit the high note. They'll hit that note, they're not afraid, they're gonna exaggerate the fact and make me enjoy it, make me say, 'Wow, I wish I could do that!'

We really do have a lot of personality in WWE. You have to, to be in this job. You showcase a lot of personality.

One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it.

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

I'm going to be Dog, and I'm going to be an entertainer. And I'm going to make mistakes.

Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

I was considered a comedy magician. And - how do I put this without sounding egotistical? - it didn't take me long to realize that comedy magicians usually couldn't do comedy or magic.

We're entertainers, not just singers!

I'm a storyteller, I'm an actor, an entertainer.

Usher is so innovative - he's a great performer, a great entertainer.

Real entertainers love to entertain.

A great gimmick is a great gimmick, but on a dud, it just doesn't work. It comes down to talent.

What I am used to is 'Gali Guleiyan,' and people talking about my performances, what new I have tried in terms of my craft or the skill of storytelling.

I feel like I am a true entertainer and performer.

It was Freddie who instilled in us the belief that we had to make people gasp every time.

First of all, magicians practice a lot. It requires a lot of discipline. Second, you can't be afraid to be a leader, to go onstage, and you learn to have presence. You need to be able to visualize and connect and create. Most important, you learn to think outside the box.

I don't think no one out there can entertain better than I can.

Somebody like Bowie was so interesting because when you got him off stage, he was like a businessman. But on stage, he was just dazzling. It was like watching butterflies grow.

Actors and singers share common ground in that they both express something.