Edward G. Robinson Quotes

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

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.

Your stage presence is as good as your screen presence.

It's really fun to be on stage in front of people.

You need the trash talk, and I'm an entertainer. I don't care if I look positive or not.

When I'm on stage I become a different beast.

There were people that grabbed you just by talking, and that's what I loved about professional wrestling when I started out. That's why I'm already so good. That's why people literally hang on the edge of their seats when I have a mic because they want to know what I'm going to say.

I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

I'm not like a performer type.

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

I'm a total performer.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

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.

When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable - onstage, talking, making 'em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.

I think the theater is where you stand up, and you say, 'Here is what I have to offer.'

I enjoy, always, the feeling of being in front of an audience.

It would be nonsense to try to suggest that somebody who tried to rouse 2,000 people to their feet - which is what I used to do at conference - doesn't have any element of exhibitionism about them.

I really thrive being onstage.

I was always a performer.

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.

I don't mind being a bit of a showman.

Ever since I was a kid, I loved being up in front of people. I loved making people laugh; I never had any stage fright.

I'm a hardcore performer. The rest follows.