Aaron Tveit Quotes

I just feed off the energy of the audience.

There's something about being in front of a live audience that's fun. It's a really interesting, very electric, very alive, and intense experience, and you can't get it anywhere else. And I've been doing it since I was 23, so it's part of my being - it's part of my fabric as a person.

When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

It is amazing to sing in front of a live audience. It is incredible. The energy is awesome.

You play with the audience, and they play back with you. They get into it, and then everybody gets into it. I don't want to be like a monkey on stage and just go through the motions because then it wouldn't be fun anymore. I just pay attention to the audience and appreciate the fact that somebody wants to see us. That gets me psyched.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric.

There's nothing like walking out and watching the people get turned on. Nothing in the world could replace it.

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience.

When you're on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn't exactly a sound - it's a hum, like the streets.

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you.

That was the ultimate high, playing live. You feel like the Pied Piper, or a conductor, knowing how to take an audience up or bring them down.

The hour and a half I'm on stage is my favourite part of the day when I'm on tour because the only part I really love is the interaction with the audience.

On camera, the audience can see your eyes close up - they can see behind your eyes - and when you're on stage, you need to make sure that the person sitting in the back row can feel what's happening behind your eyes, even if they can't see them. Having a live audience is exhilarating and exciting all on its own, but you know, it is quite different.

I feed off the audience a lot, their energy.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

The adrenaline of performing live in front of an audience is a feeling that's hard to replicate.

Being on stage is, like, my favorite. The immediate gratification. That's my favorite.

When you go out on stage and you greet the crowd, there's nothing like it.

The greatest feeling in the world is performing and connecting with the audience.

With Dream Theater live, I may have been a bit of a focal point because I absolutely live for the energy on stage, and having interaction with the audience is absolutely crucial to me - regardless of how some others have described it!

Who can deny that it was a pleasure to watch Rob Van Dam interact with the audience and tear the house down for 30 minutes a night.

I love performing, and connecting with an audience never gets old for me.