Joan Rivers Quotes

I really thrive being onstage.

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

When I come onstage, I'm exploding.

Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform.

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!

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

I'm going to be Dog, and I'm going to be an entertainer. And I'm going to make mistakes.

Own the stage, command the stage, and don't be afraid to be the best you can be.

I get such joy out of performing for people, and you can tell whether they like you or they don't like you the minute you walk out on the stage. And they don't even have to tell me that they had a good time. I know they had a good time.

As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.

I'm confident about playing on the big stage.

I just go out there and be myself and turn up the voltage a little bit for entertainment value.

I think our strongest suit is our live show.

I want to know that I'm gonna knock 'em dead every night.

I pride myself on the energy I put on stage.

I can usually get the right connection with the crowd and I don't have to be jumping off ladders.

Whether you're on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay fresh, real, and full of energy. You can't settle back. You always have to stay on your toes.

I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.

Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage, he looked dangerous. You just didn't know what he was going to do.

Frontmen come alive when they come onstage.

I feel like I own the stage.

I feel so much feedback in a very profound way from the 10,000 people who are listening to me, watching me. I just get this deep sense of what works and what doesn't work.

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

I was the lead singer in a lot of the bands I was in. You have to be comfortable. You gotta get up there and sell the song. You have to get up there and sell the lyric. You gotta be able to feel it.