Eric Idle Quotes

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

I don't know how to do a show not in front of a live audience.

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

The great thing about stage is that you have a live audience.

I love making movies, but there's nothing like being in front of an audience.

I just love engaging a live audience - I love that.

I've always been obsessed with being on stage and putting shows together.

I think a show is more of an interacting with fans than you just singing songs.

There's a gratification that comes from performing in front of a live audience, and you can't replicate that with anything else. In the studio, the creation part of this business is fun. But, when you see the fans letting you know that they enjoy what you're doing, that's why I keep doing what I do.

You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.

When you're onstage you have a certain faith that somebody's gonna yell somethin' back. Some nights it's louder than other nights and some nights they do, and on some songs they don't. But that's the idea. I think when you begin to expect a reaction from an audience, it's a mistake.

I love the theater because the theater is alive. The audience is right there.

Being in front of a live audience again. I get that in my concerts but there's nothing like being on Broadway.

People are used to us being onstage for a while.

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.

Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.

I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor.

We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that.

From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

A live performance is the same no matter what genre it is. Wrestling, rock 'n roll, hosting, acting - it's the same thing.

I think any actor would agree that you can't replace theater. It's immediate. You have the energy of the crowd and every single night it's different.

I'd love to go back and do theater. There's nothing like that instant response and the connection to a live audience.

And the live show is still our main thing.