Rachel Parris Quotes

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.

Rain - his power and charisma onstage is impressive, and I hope to have that one day.

I'm a showman.

If you love attention and have a pretty decent voice, that's a pretty good combination.

My dad was just so charismatic and witty. One day, I hope people say that I was just as good as my dad on the mic in my own way. I will never be saying 'Space Mountain' or 'limousine riding,' but I hope people say I can control an audience, that I was as captivating as him.

I love playing in the spotlight... I feel like that's motivation for everyone.

I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.

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 love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.

I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.

Personality is essential. It is in every work of art. When someone walks on stage for a performance and has charisma, everyone is convinced that he has personality. I find that charisma is merely a form of showmanship. Movie stars usually have it. A politician has to have it.

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

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.

I was the lead singer in a lot of the bands I was in. You have to be comfortable. You gotta get up there and sell the song. You have to get up there and sell the lyric. You gotta be able to feel it.

I was a shy kid with a broom handle that I pretended was a microphone.

I say what's on my mind and have a good time. I try to give people a show. It's all about giving people a good time once you get out under those lights.

I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.

I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.

I do belong on stage.

I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing.

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.

I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.

I was always the front man for what I was doing from when I was 6.

I look up to Mick Jagger because he's an amazing performer and he's such an individual. I respect him and admire him eternally.