Risky Performance Quotes

I have worked in comedies and romance genre, so I wanted a change. I wanted to do some tough work.

In the '50s, critics used to say I had a 'dangerous' act.

I fell through a stage once. I was doing a truly African dance, and all of a sudden, I hit the ground with my foot and went straight through the stage. I guess they didn't have much money, so the floor was kind of rotting.

I would like to take on roles which nobody would expect. I don't want to be reduced to love stories. I'd like to try dark, edgy roles. I need a challenge.

I've performed in basements and at supermarkets. The crowd would be yelling and throwing things at you.

There's something about the Houdini act that is not always made clear - about the escape act in general.

There's some entertainment value in watching people juggle nitroglycerin.

I played a lot of pubs, and some were a bit rougher than others, but once you got on, it was the same reception everywhere.

This sounds weird, but some of my concerts have been kind of dangerous sometimes. I've had a few girls actually sent to the hospital because they faint and all that kind of stuff, which is really, really weird to me.

There's a certain type of theatre that I haven't got any time for at all - established, boring, same-old stuff without any reason or passion. There's quite a lot of it about, and it motivates me to try to do something different, something risky, raw, ugly, and challenging.