Mj Rodriguez Quotes

I want to say things on stage that I wouldn't have the guts to say in conversation.

In front of a big group of people, in front of cameras, to be in my body and be in that moment, I feel the way that I've always wanted to feel - like a real pop star who is not holding anything back.

I didn't grow up jumping in front of the class and performing, but I definitely had a hunger to be creative.

I want to be able to deliver the kind of show that I want - to go onstage with my chin held up.

I love people who go on stage and blossom like a weird flower.

Self-awareness is a character trait that's horrible to have if you're a performer. I think that a lot of these performers that we see get up on stage and play music, there's a sense of them truly not caring how they're coming across. They are just themselves. I look up to a lot of people who are like that.

I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.

There are some beautiful things about people like Katy Perry, who are bold enough to go up on a pink cotton-candy cloud, with a guitar, in a tutu, and sing all by herself.

Musicians want to be heard. So I'm not hiding. But I do like to leave it there onstage and be myself, in that sense. Because some people carry it with them.

Yes, sharing super-personal experiences is scary, but I can only get up on stage and perform it if I really connect with the music.

Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.

It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.

I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on stage with nobody surrounding me - and for some reason people were still laughing.

In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing.

At school, people would say I should go on 'Britain's Got Talent,' but I would never have done that because it doesn't seem genuine; it doesn't feel natural.

I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and that's the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It's my vice.

When I'm singing, that's all me. That's from the bottom of my heart - it's everything I've worked for. When you're on stage, there are no guidelines. No one's telling me what to do!

I'm always curious about anyone who has enough passion to go onstage and say, 'This is what I'm really passionate about.' It's always worth listening to.

There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that.