Walker Hayes Quotes

We think you should show your flaws to fans because that's what makes them love you more.

As long as the actor is able to maintain an emotional relatability with the audience, he or she will be loved by them.

Bands have good nights, and they have bad nights. I'm not going to cover up anything or pretend. For me, personally, that's just my thought process.

People may be in awe of perfection, but they warm to humanity.

If you are writing a story and trying to draw an audience to come and hear you tell it, it's got to in some way relate to them. Who wants to come and hear about your specific problems? It's not therapy - it's supposed to be a communal piece of entertainment.

If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.

Here's the mark that a lot of people miss nowadays. Producers missed. They leave out the heart and soul. And that's what I learned from Sammy Davis, Jr., from Frank Sinatra, is when you went to go see those shows, you got to know them.

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings.

My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.

The instrument that I never learned how to play was my fans. You know, they are the part of the story that nobody teaches you. I just want to do the right thing; I want to be a voice with them, among them.

There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That's what acting is all about.

When people pay to see you live, they connect with you on a much deeper level than people who just buy your records.

People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.

I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.

I just feel like content is content; people want to see it resonate.

Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?

I just want to portray a very honest character that displays traits that people can truly relate to and can help them - the audience and myself because I learn from the characters as well - help them see themselves in a perspective that is outside of what they know already, and grow from that experience.

I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.

'The Voice' is not just a singing competition. It really comes down to how you come off as a person and how you connect with America with your story, and being relatable to people.

I want to connect with my fans the way Mary J. Blige's fans connect with her.

I want everyone who's listening to know who I am and not just see me as this singer. I want them to feel connected to my story.

Crowd involvement plays a huge part in the performance of a professional wrestler. The only thing I do not want to hear when I am in the ring is the sound of indifference.

You don't have a connection to your fans if they don't have a connection to you and the music.

For me, getting my personality across is so important in getting that connection for people that enjoy my music.