Liv Warfield Quotes

Anything that loosens you up and makes you freer is good, because that's what acting and performing is all about - being free. It gives you a better connection to the audience.

When I am on stage, I feel completely free and just want to let go.

I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed, 'Here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it.'

I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.

My personality just steps away, and I'm in direct connection when I'm on stage.

I never got nervous performing my own material.

I feel like I grow wings on stage.

When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to... I finally feel like myself.

I'm quite surprised at how out of control I can be on stage because, actually, I find I like to be in control in life. It's quite freeing, really.

I first started acting in primary school, just doing little plays. And from the moment I began, something just went 'click' inside me. Suddenly I wasn't shy anymore. Instead I felt confident and happy. I can remember the enormous sense of relief it gave me. I loved the feeling of making people laugh.

I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

On stage, I think I'm 35. Working takes over my whole body and I become a younger man - that's why I won't stop.

There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.

As soon as I step on that stage, nothing matters. I don't think of it as work. It's just so much fun.

You can have a bad day, but as soon as you set foot on that stage it's joyous.

For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and that's the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It's my vice.

I know when I am on stage and I'm kind of on the right track - hopefully most of the time. But a lot of time I'm not.

Up on that stage, my personality changes. I put everything behind me when I perform. My problems don't belong to my fans. I don't put a burden on my audience. I give them 100 percent of my energy.

Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense.

Above all, ignore the audience.

Improv classes were too expensive, so I just started going to open mics. And the day I did it, I did, like, three because I just loved it so much. It was so much fun. And it wasn't good, it was just fun to do. It felt like a release.

I've got the sort of personality that requires me to find some sort of release, and for me, it's performing.

Onstage was where I felt the most confident and in control and free, and as I've gotten older, it's gotten more and more daunting. And I think that's also part of my desire to keep confronting that and pushing through to find that childlike or youthful ignorance against fear and keep at it.

For me, to be on television and not be afraid of making a mistake is freeing.