Brian Boitano Quotes

The Grand Prix Final is an opportunity for me to go out and experience new jumping passes in competition. I put in a triple loop-half loop-triple Salchow in the second of the program. It's a very difficult jumping pass so this is a chance for me to try out the new elements and the adjusted jumping layout to get prepared for nationals.

I've really learned over the years how to control my adrenaline and let it all out when they shoot the gun versus letting the crowd and the lights and the camera get to me.

Tension is the cornerstone of any good story.

In the end, it's acting, it's not real. But every director will tell you that you have to create conditions that create tension, because tension is what makes drama feel real.

I think sport in general affects what people see in movies. I always try to explain to people in Hollywood that we have to make movies more like sport because, in sport, everything can happen and it's so much better than movies in some ways.

He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace.

The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.

Tension is all about, 'Why is this taking so long?' The interesting thing about that is that it's also the tension of comedy. The tension of drama and comedy is similar, and that's why usually you can get a big laugh in a really tense moment because people need that release.

I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be too happy or it's boring. People don't want to watch that - they want to watch things that are exciting and dangerous and sexy and have tension.

There's real drama in performing live. You never know how it's going to be.

I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year.

The essence to me of all good drama is argument.

'Scandal' is great because it's intriguing and sexy, and it has a lot of play with secondary characters in situations, lots of drama.

In 'Scream,' there is very real drama that would be in almost any drama.

When you're younger, you have three or four bad results and you worry about everything. You worry about injuries, because they always seem to be your best players.

People want a story - and my horror films have never been about only ghosts and spirits. They have their share of love, hatred, jealousy and complexity of relationships involved.

Suspense is a real tough beast in terms of the filmmaking.

I love a bit of drama.

One of the things I love about 'Idol' besides the drama, the backstories, and the crazy arrangements on popular songs is the auditions, when everyone is full of hope and nerves.

In life, we like tranquility; in books, we love tension.

Building and sustaining tension is always my priority, so home entertainment provides challenges to that.

I've never been cold during a big game. It's the adrenaline. You're always moving.

There are other ways to create tension and drama than to have somebody stabbed through the back with a sword.