Dean Norris Quotes

I've always been compelled by some force to be a performer.

I'm a total performer.

Any of Bette Midler's concerts should be required viewing for every actor/performer. She has the audience in the palm of her hands at all times and can switch emotions on a dime: Great singer, great actress, great comedian - fearless.

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

Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

I'm an entertainer - that's what I do.

My father was an entertainer, and he knew what he was doing.

I've always been an entertainer. It's in my blood, in the sense that I've always loved doing it.

Some players out there don't really interact with the crowd - they're really serious - but I think it's part of my personality as well. I go out there, and I like to entertain. I like to put on a bit of a show.

It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.

Being an entertainer includes knowing how to connect with an audience.

I am a performer; that's what I like to do.

On stage, don't go near her. She's the best performer in the world.

I do my best creating on stage.

I walk on a stage, and I know if it's been a good show or not. You know when it's been a good interview. No one has to tell you. You know it. You feel it. You can feel the air. You can feel everything about it when it's a good show. And you know when you've messed up.

I'm a performer.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

There's nothing more fun than being out on stage and getting the vibe from the crowd. There's nothing like being on a set where you are there to make other people happy and to make them laugh. That's the best job in the world.

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

I will do my best to entertain. That's what I am: an entertainer.

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!

This is the way I look at sex scenes: I have basically been doing them for a living for years. Trying to seduce an audience is the basis of rock 'n roll, and if I may say so, I'm pretty good at it.

I guess I'm a born ham.

I'm a normal guy at heart. But on stage, they don't pay me for normal.

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