Anderson Cooper Quotes

Some guys like myself, we like to play off the crowd.

I love doing concerts. For me, it's the favorite thing I do. I get to communicate with the audience in a direct way.

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you.

Many more people saw me on TV than will ever get to see me on stage, but I do love being in the same room as the people I'm telling the story to.

The art of acting is to pitch good. You do the pitching and hope that the other person catches the ball and does some good pitching back to you.

You play with the audience, and they play back with you. They get into it, and then everybody gets into it. I don't want to be like a monkey on stage and just go through the motions because then it wouldn't be fun anymore. I just pay attention to the audience and appreciate the fact that somebody wants to see us. That gets me psyched.

Playing live is basically just hyperactivity and a certain sense of enchantment that I deliver to the audience, to let them know what it would be like to be inside my head.

I really enjoy doing the live stuff.

There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I'm just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience.

The relationship with a live audience seems to me to count for more.

Cyndi Lauper knows how to work a crowd.

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!

I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me 'What is acting?' And I said, 'Acting is listening.' And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

Being on stage was all about the palpable energy of a rapt audience hopefully buying into a life onstage. The immediate connection with the audience was the best part for me. The camera is not as fun, but your work is preserved forever. There's immortality to it.

A performer needs and craves a live audience.

Being a dancer and a singer gave me some advantage with regards to having a stage presence. I always take my timing from the audience because they are half of my act.

I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome time.

Stand-up and sketch and improv - that's the most direct contact you can have with somebody, making them laugh. I like that. I like the intimacy.

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

The hour and a half I'm on stage is my favourite part of the day when I'm on tour because the only part I really love is the interaction with the audience.

I really enjoy connecting with the audience.

The stage is one place where you come face to face with your audience, unlike cinemas where you cannot see the applause or the booing by the audience.