"I try to get the best performance an actor can give."

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"Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk's Well?"

Kenneth Rexroth, American Poet

Performance, America, First

"It wasn't just about flashing lights and pinball machines blowing up and things like that. It was about using encores, bringing back the good songs and using techniques that I knew about from rock performance."

Pete Townshend, British Musician

Performance, Machines, Songs

"What we've seen this season is that if something that will enhance performance is available, some players will indulge... unless the penalty is an absolute deterrent."

Michael Wilbon, American Journalist

Performance, Will

"I had a flair for comedy and could give a sustained performance."

Jessie Matthews, British Actress

Performance, Comedy

"I'm not saying that more performance wouldn't be better - all these technologies are going to get better - that's the difference between first generation and second generation."

Trip Hawkins, American Businessman

Performance, Difference, First, Saying

"Think like magician, present like magician and perform like magician."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Performance, Magic, Presentation, Skill

"It never hurts a fool to appear before anaudience, for his capacity is not a capacity for feeling."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Performance, Audience, Fear, Exposure

"No, we've been performing our old songs a little differently each performance."

Fred Schneider, American Musician

Performance, Old, Songs

"I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer, and I love rock n' roll. I've embraced rock n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock n' roll."

Patti Smith, American Musician

Performance, Music, Revolution, Poetry

"Perform your task and I shall know you. Perform your task and your genius shall befriend the more."

Ogwo David Emenike, Nigerian Author

Performance, Action, Genius, Character

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"The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself."

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"And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world."

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"Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards."

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"My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer."

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"But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films."

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"Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk's Well?"

"It wasn't just about flashing lights and pinball machines blowing up and things like that. It was about using encores, bringing back the good songs and using techniques that I knew about from rock performance."

"What we've seen this season is that if something that will enhance performance is available, some players will indulge... unless the penalty is an absolute deterrent."

"I had a flair for comedy and could give a sustained performance."

"I'm not saying that more performance wouldn't be better - all these technologies are going to get better - that's the difference between first generation and second generation."

"Think like magician, present like magician and perform like magician."

"It never hurts a fool to appear before anaudience, for his capacity is not a capacity for feeling."

"No, we've been performing our old songs a little differently each performance."

"I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer, and I love rock n' roll. I've embraced rock n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock n' roll."

"Perform your task and I shall know you. Perform your task and your genius shall befriend the more."

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"Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society."

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"You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work."

"When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again."

"The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself."

"This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time."

"And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world."

"Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards."

"My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer."

"But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films."