Charlotte Flair Quotes

There were people that grabbed you just by talking, and that's what I loved about professional wrestling when I started out. That's why I'm already so good. That's why people literally hang on the edge of their seats when I have a mic because they want to know what I'm going to say.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable - onstage, talking, making 'em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.

Stand-up comedy is not a man's job. It's an alpha job: To be the only person in a room with a microphone who's allowed to talk.

I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

When I get on stage, I try to win my pay: to please and that people leave satisfied... being seductive has given me good results.

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

Ever since I was a kid, I loved being up in front of people. I loved making people laugh; I never had any stage fright.

I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.

I pride myself on the energy I put on stage.

Standup is essentially part of your personality with the volume turned up.

I've done comedy on stage, in fact it is one of my strong points.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

I'm not like a performer type.

I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people.

I had no musical or athletic ability, and I wasn't particularly good looking. Comedy was something I could do for attention.

When you walk out in front of an audience of over 70,000 people, you've got to be on your game. They deserve it.

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

Tom is the most eccentric person I have ever worked with. We get on very well and I am most impressed with how he can hold an audience in the palm of his hand.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.

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

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.

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.