Elaine Stritch Quotes

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

Acting is a mysterious process.

The entertainment is in the presentation.

Actors have to make you believe that it's happening for the first time and all that jazz and make it human and at the same time entertain you.

I think he's an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.

I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome time.

Acting is an emotion which has to be felt. Some feel it, some don't!

Actors and singers share common ground in that they both express something.

It's so easy in these cabaret venues to get earnest.

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

My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them.

It's about what happens on stage, whether we can deliver it in a hungry way that is who we are in our hearts.

I just want people to focus on the performance.

I do my best creating on stage.

Generally, magicians don't know what to say, so they say stupid and redundant crap like, 'Here I am holding a red ball.'

Playing live is basically just hyperactivity and a certain sense of enchantment that I deliver to the audience, to let them know what it would be like to be inside my head.

I really enjoy doing the live stuff.

You learn fast from others how to be an entertainer as well as a musician; you don't necessarily have to get out there and just play - you can be an entertainer, too.

I'm a total performer.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.