Katherine Jenkins Quotes

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

It's a privilege to act, and you have to protect and cherish it.

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

Once I found acting and found that I could get away with it and make a living out of it, I was thrilled.

I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.

In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do.

You know, back in acting school they always teach you, 'Make bold choices and look for activities that are interesting.'

Musical theater is great; you get painted up, you get to play princesses and witches, and you sing. The joy alone of that can really carry a lot.

I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

I feel like when I'm on stage, when I'm writing songs, singing songs, I'm in the studio, I'm shooting videos, I kind of get to become this character, and I can make that whatever I want to make that.

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.

I have more artistic control in a smaller show. But it doesn't really matter. Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still make a big impact.

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.

There's so many ways to do stand up, and I think for awhile, people weren't really maximizing the freedom of it.

The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

To really be on stage and not know what you're going to say, and to be able to say something that makes people laugh, or do something that's sort of abstract or off the beaten path and have people connect to it by just putting your ideas together, that really makes me happy.

With acting, you have to become someone else. That's the fun part of it for me - to step outside of yourself and become a character. I guess being Jimmy Cliff is a little bit of a character, too.

I sometimes improvise, and that's what I call 'massaging the character.'

I'm really impressed every time Kanye comes to perform at 'SNL' because he finds a new way to make that space work for him.

My go-go dancing was not your typical go-go dancing: I really was doing performance art. I would do dramatic, elaborate lyricals across the bar. I learned a lot, actually, as an artist during that time.

I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye.

So much about getting onstage is creating a connection with an audience that allows you to go different places and try different things.

I think that drag makes anything better.