Lance Burton Quotes

I just feed off the energy of the audience.

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive.

Obviously, there's nothing like being in front of a live crowd. That's what makes a wrestling show - getting that instant feedback and taking them on an emotional journey through what you're doing in a ring. Nothing will ever replicate that.

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.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

You've got to be like a fan at your show, just wild out. I make eye contact. I get in the crowd and kick it with 'em, stage dive, mosh. I make 'em laugh. I go out there and turn up, have fun. There's no set list; I don't have rehearsals.

There's nothing like walking out and watching the people get turned on. Nothing in the world could replace it.

When you're on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn't exactly a sound - it's a hum, like the streets.

Once I'm on stage, the energy of the crowd wipes my nerves away.

There's real drama in performing live. You never know how it's going to be.

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

I love the stage - the fact that you only have one take to get it right, the interaction with the audience, and how every show is different even though you're doing the same thing.

Performing in front of an audience gives you an extra ten per cent energy and the chance to react to the instant feedback.

It is amazing to sing in front of a live audience. It is incredible. The energy is awesome.

If you're in the groove, you get something back from the audience that is so exciting and rewarding that no film or television work can possibly compete.

When you get the rush of live performing, it's hard to give that up.

A magic show and a concert are very similar in the way I like keeping things a mystery and not doing them the same way every time. The listener and the audience never know what's going to happen next.

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

I still find new things every night, which is the beauty and fun of live theater. It's a living, breathing art form.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

You have a different crowd every night, so you should do a different show to suit them. I tailor the show to their mood.

I still get thrilled by the energy that is a live performance, the fear and the panic and the electricity that happens on the night. I think jolting myself every once in a while with that fear is a good thing for me.

I saw Tina Turner do 'Proud Mary' on TV, and it was so electrifying and such a unique experience. I remember crying out of excitement, and I knew that I wanted to be a performer and make people feel excited and moved, and that's why I gravitated towards it.

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

Playing a stadium is a big adrenaline boost for me and I dig it. It keeps me on my toes and makes me revamp everything I'm doing and not get stagnant with how I approach every show, which is something I like.