Onstage Presence Quotes

I am the audience. I want to observe people. Even when I'm playing drums onstage, I'm watching people. I'm looking at them and their faces and their T-shirts and their signs. And travelling by motorcycle, especially, the world is just coming at me.

I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings.

It's interesting to me because theater is, on any given day, 10,000 times harder than film and television. And that's not to say film or television can't be hard or challenging; it's emotional to do the same thing over and over and over. But in terms of stamina, there is nothing like an eight-show week to separate the men from the boys.

There are plenty of actors who've caught the singing bug and vice versa, but with musical performers, you're constantly a persona - which is something I love about acting: you play a character, you leave and you get to be yourself again.

The adrenaline of performing live in front of an audience is a feeling that's hard to replicate.

I love the interactive nature of theater. I just craved it. As much as I love working on a film or TV set, most of the storytelling happens in the editing, whereas when you're doing a play, the storytelling is in your hands as an actor.

If you're interested in any artist, go see them live. I always say that you should go see an artist live. That's an experience that only you and the people in the room can say that they have.

When people hear you singing songs which are done as playback, they don't see you. But when you perform live, they expect you to be interacting with them.

The urge to act became the overriding force in my life. It thrilled me. There's a moment with acting when you're in the groove, and you and what you're trying to do are seamlessly one. That happens sometimes, and I'm really happy it can happen to me.

As long as I don't go onstage completely normal and then jump into character onstage, I assume that most fans would be able to accept me as the creator. I can comment on the work the same way a director would on his movie.

I would often get called in to play a very loud, obnoxious - which, truth be told, I can be loud and obnoxious. My issue was when it was like a ghetto girl; I didn't think I was good at it; I didn't feel authentic. And so I had insecurities about going in on it.

Even though I'm an actor, I've gone to productions where there has been someone whose work is known in film, and you can't take your eyes off them. It unbalances the production. Whether they're good or not, it doesn't matter.

People are used to us being onstage for a while.

I'm a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is 'Nasty Delicious!'.

I have no interest in watching myself act.

When I play on stage, I have to drink a glass of water.

It's the life of an actor to always be questioning, always be wondering. There is no occupation in the world less dependable.

I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.

Performing in front of an audience gives you an extra ten per cent energy and the chance to react to the instant feedback.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

When I started stand-up, the people I admired most were the people who were the most themselves onstage.

I definitely believe in the energy of the set and the energy of the actor, way more than your written word.

I'm essentially an actor. And the fact that I got away with singing and dancing for a long time is still a miracle to me.

There's the human side of people who are in public life that connects people. Whether it's favorable or unfavorable, it gives them some connection with the person who's onstage, and I think those connections are edifying.

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.