Wanda Sykes Quotes

A performer needs and craves a live audience.

I'm always going to need to play in front of people.

I can't imagine working without and audience.

What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!

For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.

I like audiences and performing and, you know... applause!

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

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.

From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.

Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.

I really love live performing!

My thing is to get up there and have a good time and give the fans all you can and appreciate them spending their money and being in the stands - and just be appreciative of them cheering when you come onstage.

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.

From the first time you can look in the paper and you accept that you're the entertainment for some people that night, it becomes so much more enjoyable to play live.

No actor wants to play to an empty house.

I know what it feels like to walk out in front of a sold-out crowd of a thousand people that are there for you, and how good that feels, but as an opener, you just have to train yourself to think that it's going to be harder.

When I'm on stage, all is right with the world.

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

I get such joy out of performing for people, and you can tell whether they like you or they don't like you the minute you walk out on the stage. And they don't even have to tell me that they had a good time. I know they had a good time.

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

I like playin' for an audience the best, though, I think.

I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!

We used to approach a small 400-person show like an arena show, as if I was a star and I was coming out on stage in front of screaming people and that I was to be larger than life.