Ryan Garcia Quotes

It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.

I feel very giddy with the idea of making my imagination take form and being able to put on a show where people leave feeling like they've experienced something.

Every time I perform, I always try to have that 'wow' factor.

We enjoy playing small shows, big shows, whatever. There's the energy of the visual production, and all that stuff starts to happen, so when you see it come to life, it's pretty exciting.

Sometimes, you know how good certain people are and then you actually get to see them have the kind of matches you know they can have in front of an audience that isn't used to seeing that. Then, in a few minutes the audience is on the edge of their seats, just through the sheer craftsmanship of their abilities.

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

Our show doesn't rely on the typical whistles and bells, and smoke and mirrors. It relies mostly on the music.

As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.

Every comic is really a frustrated rock star.

I think I was perceived in one fashion. A video is based on a song. I think you can get glimpses of people's presence within that. There's some people you enjoy watching more than others.

More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.

Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention.

I just want people to focus on the performance.

Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.

I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade.

I'm all for big production - I love putting on shows.

Dancers are stripped enough onstage. You don't have to know more about them than they've given you already.

Wrestling is like any form of drama or pretty much any form of entertainment - some people understand this about forms of entertainment really intuitively when they're younger, and others would have to be really not very intelligent for a long time until we realize that every human mood is an art.

I may or may not be the best fighter in the world but I want to be the best entertainer, so when you see my fights before and after, you'll remember my entrance and the fight. When I've walked in there, you'll know I've walked in there!

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

The entertainment is in the presentation.

We don't care about our audiences that much. We just go out and play.

I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic.

Once I go on stage, the atmosphere is totally theatrical. The greater the illusion, the greater the intensity of the excitement it creates.

Wrestling needs to be about the art form again. It needs to be about painting a picture and having a really good match.