Kelli O'Hara Quotes

You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing.

Desire is the first thing a modern dancer should have. Skill can be developed. But if you don't have desire as a modern dancer, forget it.

It don't make no difference where I go or what happens, so long as I can play the full nine.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

I've been singing since I was 16 because I love it - I wanted to be a singer, not a star. There's a difference between wanting to be famous and wanting to sing well.

I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money.

I still have the passion to play.

I just do what I'm here for and that's to make that music.

I played the violin my whole life. I wanted to play from the time I was just a little kid, and I've always loved dance as well. I wanted to make people smile. I wanted to add an extra energy to my playing and make it visual and make it unique and fun.

It's very important to focus on the music first. That's always number one. But after that, it's extremely important to just have fun with what you're doing.

We believe that we'll get what we want if we continue to be BTS and know what to do as artists and performers with passion.

Acting isn't a profession, it's a way of living.

The combination of what's written and just being in the moment is always the best way. You gotta start out with something solid and then you play.

I wanna make music that I feel proud of when I'm onstage, that I feel like I put my all into.

I love music. That's my first love. I'm actually going to start working on that full-time very soon, but I love acting as well. It satisfies a different part of who I am. I love to pretend, to imagine, try new things, work with different people, and just see how far I can go.

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.

Singing is what got me into everything and made me fall in love with this industry.

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.

I hadn't been practicing or playing or anything. But that had been a vital part of my life.

I love our industry. I love the song. I love the voice. I love it. Not necessarily my voice. But I care about the song and the voice.

I always wanted to devote a certain part of my life to dance - my true being is to be a dancer.

I've been gone for a long time. I really want to give the fans something that they deserve to have. So, I'm working really hard on this. I really want to make it the best work I've done so far.

I loved dance.