Leo Kottke Quotes

I want to know that I'm gonna knock 'em dead every night.

It's thrilling to be onstage and to not know, literally, what the next moment is going to bring. To just submit to the not-knowing-ness of it.

I love getting cheers. I love giving scares. Anything that really works with the audience makes me happy.

Acting gives me an adrenalin rush I don't get from anything else.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

I think I'd like to be a lion tamer, actually. That - that would provide the most audience entertainment if something went really badly.

Horror movies are all about getting your attention; you always have to be on guard. People love to be on the edge - there's nothing like a surprise.

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 am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.

The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.

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

From a very young age, I wanted to get up on stage whenever I went to the theatre - the actors just seemed to be having so much fun. One of my worries about theatre, in fact, is that the actors are quite often having more fun than the audience.

Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.

I loved playing sport at school in front of a crowd; I love being on stage in front of a big audience. I buzz off that.

Nothing is real until you walk out on stage.

I really thrive being onstage.

One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It's just really fun for me.

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

If I can stay healthy, then I can wrestle every single week. I want to make every single town that I can, see the whole world, feel every crowd in every arena, and pull those emotional strings. I can't explain what it feels like to be in the center stage connecting with thousands of people, but I'm having the best time doing it.

I always used to get goosebumps in Madison Square Garden, because as soon as I started making my entrance, people would be chanting my name. 'BRU-NO! BRU-NO!'

When I'm on stage I become a different beast.

I know what to expect from the crowd and enjoy playing in front of the big crowds.

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 always say, when you're onstage you can't please everybody. I'm sure there are people who may not take to what I do, but that's okay. Thank God the majority are in my corner.