Joy of Performance Quotes

The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

People ask you all the time, 'Why do you do this? Why don't you quit, man, take your money and go home?' I just do it because I love making music.

There's nothing more fun than being out on stage and getting the vibe from the crowd. There's nothing like being on a set where you are there to make other people happy and to make them laugh. That's the best job in the world.

You would give up your career if you lost your voice for good, or if the impresarios stopped calling, or the audiences stopped coming. But as long as those things are there, I don't plan to stop. There is nothing that makes me feel better than to be with my public.

I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.

Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.

The thing that attracted me to acting the most was I always felt quite unsure or insecure as a kid, and for some reason, when I got to perform these lines and characters, I felt safe. There was this confidence and excitement from performing that I loved.

When I am on stage, I feel completely free and just want to let go.

And there's a feeling you get from making music that is unlike anything else in the world.

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.

I was never in this for the money. It's all about the passion for the music.

At times, I think, 'What would I rather be doing than music?' That's what you have to ask yourself, if you feel like you need to be somewhere else... But there's nothing else I want to do more than music. That's why I stay in the booth.

I've always loved performing and, especially, love for the people. That's what keeps me going.

I feel really lucky to get to do comedy, and music, at all. I want to do as much as I can.

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and it's just a big play.

When I'm talking or performing, I'm alive. That's why I work so much.

I just have this real love and connection with what I'm doing when I play music.

I have great emotion every time I go on stage. Nothing in life gives me the same satisfaction that my profession gives me.

For me, the driving force is the audience, and the day that stops, I will stop doing films. The day a part of me stops feeling like putting a smile on someone else's face or if I feel like I don't want to entertain anymore, then I will pack up and leave.

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not playing or singing or writing. It would just drive me crazy if I didn't.

Passion is the thing that sustains you in acting. If you're doing it for fame and money, don't even bother because it will never happen. The last thing I ever expected was to be paid for this.

Working with the cast of 'Glee' was inspiring. To be around a group of kids who work so hard and love what they do is so refreshing.

There's nothing - nothing - like the magic of playing music.