Entertainment Thrill Quotes

Nothing beats performing live. For me, there's nothing better.

I've always enjoyed and loved playing live. I relish and cherish it more than anything else because you never know what the performance is going to be.

It's fun to be in a small club and to be able to look somebody right in the eye and watch them just freak. Then it's fun to be in front of thousands of people and watch a couple of hundred freaking out of their minds.

I just suddenly thought, people really get off on being scared. They pay money to see green foam come out of people's mouths.

It's such a thrill to perform live. You never know if you're going to get hit with a bottle or a bra.

Growing up, I was a huge fan of horror movies. There's nothing more fun than going into a movie with a smile because you know you're going to be scared to death. There's something thrilling about sitting there waiting for a scare to happen.

I love the you-never-know-what's-going-to-happen aspect of doing concerts.

As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.

There's something about that relationship between actor and audience. Whether you get it on Broadway or in a fine local playhouse, there's no greater drug. Every time I get to do TV, film and a play in the same year, it's my dream come true.

For me, one of the biggest thrills is going to a theater and going, "Oh, I got a laugh!" Because you never quite get to hear it [otherwise].

There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.

I think it is so much more fun to discover film in the movie theatre when there is so much anticipation about the movie.

My brother and I spent our childhood in movie theaters screaming. I decided early on that that was the epitome of entertainment. I'm always trying for that same level of adrenaline in my books.

There's little that compares with the thrill of a hit major motion picture experience.

That's still the greatest high, that feeling of being in control of 2,000 people. It's me and them, and I like the odds. It's not even so much the funny. It's getting them quiet. In the quiet moments in '700 Sundays,' I just really love that they're getting moved.

It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else.

I've always been excited at the idea of performing a solo show.

When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!

For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.

I've felt very comfortable on stage and love making people laugh. It's that kind of addictive thing where you get a laugh and you just want more.