Having a special skill set and transforming yourself to become a performer is a unique path to choose. Here are some great quotes about being a performer that are encouraging for you to continue your initiative.
“Art doesn’t give rise to anything in us that isn’t already there. It simply stirs our curious consciousness and sparks a fire that illuminates who we have always wanted to be.”
“Being relaxed, at peace with yourself, confident, emotionally neutral, loose, and free-floating – these are the keys to successful performance in almost everything.”
“Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution.”
“Great acting is as much about the choices a performer makes as it is about their ability.”
“Great works are done when one is not calculating and thinking.”
“I don’t think any responsible performer would go on stage high. If he convinced himself he is better that way, he is deluding himself.”
“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”
“I like performing because it’s direct contact with live people. I write a good deal of the time but that’s introspective creation rather than interaction.”
“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.”
“I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.”
“If you are an artist and you are not putting much effort, dedication, commitment and hard work in the art work that you do. In making sure that it is beyond exceptional for people, You are disrespecting your fans.”
“If you play music with passion and love and honesty, then it will nourish your soul, heal your wounds and make your life worth living. Music is its own reward.”
“In musical performances one can sense that the person on stage is having a good time even if they’re singing a song about breaking up or being in a bad way.”
“It is easier to be a mere performer and not to make serious decisions, to live with an assistance of someone else’s mind and obey someone else’s command when you are a person of victim mentality.”
“It is our individual performances, no matter how humble our place in life may be, that will in the long run determine how well ordered the world may become.”
“It’s a great thing about being a musician; you don’t stop until the day you die, you can improve. So it’s a wonderful thing to do.”
“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.”
“Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.”
“Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.”
“Music is by far the most wonderful method we have to remind us each day of the power of personal accomplishment.”
“Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”
“Past performance produces present privileges.”
“Slumps are like a soft bed.They’re easy to get into and hard to get out of.”
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.”
“The important thing is to dare to dream big, then take action to make it come true.”
“The upper management team had informed me that an employee that worked for me was a poor performer and would be terminated soon.”
“This is the world of pretend. We are artists and we are servants of the stage, and I take both jobs very seriously. As artists, we work as a collective—all for one and one for all.”
“To perform you need practice, to practice you need passion.”
“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”
“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.”
“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.”
Having a strong stage presence is required to be successful in your performance.
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