John DeLuca Quotes

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I'm confident as hell when I step in front of the mic.

I've never been uncomfortable being a frontman.

I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.

When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them.

When you're on stage, you're in control. No one can get to you.

I'm not like a performer type.

I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me.

I've got to be comfortable when I'm on stage.

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

There's some anxiety the 30 minutes before the show starts. But once you step on stage and face the people, everything goes away, and you have fun and enjoy the audience.

When I'm on stage, all is right with the world.

I just liked the feeling of being on stage.

When I get on stage, I try to win my pay: to please and that people leave satisfied... being seductive has given me good results.

I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I'm a ham for this stuff.

I'm most comfortable on stage.

I guess nobody can teach you the knack, or whatever it is, that helps you come to life on stage.

Every time I go on stage, it's like a first date. I put on my best clothes, shave, and get as handsome as I can. Then I say the cutest things I know to say, and I become the very best Bill Medley I can be because I want to win my date over. My audience is the date that I want to impress every time.

I was a class clown. I realized early on feeling very comfortable in front of people.

I really thrive being onstage.

I started by doing a little funny story, and then I started going to open mics. I realized I had a lot of work to do - you have to get over the stage fright and get your stage presence up. It took me some time, but I finally feel that I'm at a point where I feel comfortable on stage and giving my point of view.

On stage the spotlight is on me and I cannot afford to be shy.

I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.