Ani DiFranco Quotes

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

There is nothing like being on stage.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

Being onstage and performing, the high of that, and people coming to see you, and getting to make them laugh - that's what gets me hyped up. It's a nervous excitement.

I think I always enjoyed the energy of a crowd, of being onstage. It started when I was even younger doing public speaking at school and just kept going from there.

I love being onstage, I love the relationship with the audience.

When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.

Being on stage makes me come to life. When all eyes are on you, they're watching every move you make.

I just enjoy being onstage and relating to the audience.

I love performing in front of people, no matter where they come from or what language they speak.

I just feed off the energy of the audience.

There is nothing like going on a stage. You are in the saddle, and you've got to ride that horse, and there's nothing more thrilling and exhilarating.

Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric.

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.

Cyndi Lauper knows how to work a crowd.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

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

I just liked the feeling of being on stage.

There's something about being in front of a live audience that's fun. It's a really interesting, very electric, very alive, and intense experience, and you can't get it anywhere else. And I've been doing it since I was 23, so it's part of my being - it's part of my fabric as a person.

I really thrive being onstage.

I love performing in front of a live audience and just stepping out in front of ruddy Royal Albert Hall is just something, I can't describe it.