Rachel Parris Quotes

I love to entertain, I love to make people laugh, cry, and move them, perhaps moving them in their lives.

I think the same way about theatre, you go out there and you are creating a world for a moment that can actually have a real impact on people, present some kind of story that gives you something to think about when you walk away, feeling enriched - if it works out well.

The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them are those who move them.

I think good entertainment makes you feel something... it can be a variety of different feelings.

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings.

People come to the theatre to be excited and uplifted - I want to inspire my audience.

The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another.

I don't sing to people. I sing for them. I told that once to Elvis Presley. He bought it. After that Elvis sang not to but for the audience. A subtle difference.

When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.

There's an old adage about speakers: You won't remember what they said, but you'll never forget how they made you feel. Trump knows that in his bones. He gives his supporters - and they are growing - a terrific feeling of safety and security, along with a laugh and a smile.

People have cried at a couple of shows. To think that someone could do that for me... Jesus Christ. That's a crazy sign.

The power of live music is vast. Live music is a wonderful way to spend some time.

I want to entertain, but I'm interested in a whole range of feelings.

When I saw how people would react and be touched by my voice, this was the moment I thought maybe there's something more to this than just singing around the house.

Tap into people's emotions. We've all been put to sleep by a speaker who just gives the facts. You must tap into people's feelings.

The best part of touring, still, is touching people's hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion.

If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.

I've seen nearly every Encores! show. I love the second acts so much because you just see desperation and inspiration in equal measure.

The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.

If my performance touches someone or helps someone understand themselves a little better or gives them a laugh, I feel like I gave them something. I want to touch people's lives and bring them along with me.

On stage, it is a tremendous thing to be able to make people laugh. But one of the things that I have always loved is when I am in shows where you can turn the audience upside down and make them cry or move them. That is when things are the most rewarding.

I am not interested in entertaining people. I think being an actor provides an opportunity to give people an experience they can connect to, reflect on, learn from, laugh at.

To me, art's highest purpose is to entertain, to enlighten, to inspire, to evoke emotion and to change an audience in some way, big or small.

The fact is that great musical pieces take and hold the stage because they provide great emotional experiences.

In chamber music, the audience can hear each instrument and understand (and feel) what the composer and the musicians have in mind as they play.