Jay DeMarcus Quotes

The greatest feeling in the world is performing and connecting with the audience.

I love performing live: it's my very favorite thing to do.

Ever since I was a little kid, whenever my parents would have company over, I would put on shows, whether they would be magic shows, singing shows, dancing shows, little skits.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

Some guys like myself, we like to play off the crowd.

There's nothing more vulnerable than just standing in front of a thousand people, or ten thousand people, and doing your best to entertain them, touch them in some way.

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

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

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

I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite, there really aren't hecklers, and there are a lot of people there to see me, and they're excited about the jokes and hanging out with me for a show.

I don't really like doing big stand-up. Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up. I've seen people in theaters, and it just doesn't work, because you're talking to the guy next to you the whole time.

I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

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 will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

I just feed off the energy of the 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.

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

Being a dancer and a singer gave me some advantage with regards to having a stage presence. I always take my timing from the audience because they are half of my act.

I don't get on stage and give a social diatribe. I am a performer and an entertainer.

Doing my Broadway show '700 Sundays' reminded me how much I love working in front of an audience.

Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you.