Quotes about Performance

I was very entertained by Betty Grable and Judy Garland.

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

In organizations, once you articulate how success will be measured, everybody tries to game the system so that they are measured in the best possible way.

We play a sport. It's a game. At the end of the day, that's all it is, is a game. It doesn't make you any better or any worse than anybody else. So by winning a game, you're no better. By losing a game, you're no worse. I think by keeping that mentality, it really keeps things in perspective for me to treat everybody the same.

Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like a circus or theater - making the Gospel visible as a witness to the world around us.

If you look at me in 'Ride Along,' even though I'm playing two different characters, my demeanor and my tone were not aggressive.

The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.

Hearing Sonny Rollins live... that was really amazing. There were so many things that really blew me away at that time [of schooling].

There is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money!

dangers, to Francisco, were merely opportunities for another brilliant performance; there were no battles he could lose, no enemies to beat him.

Remember, to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.

To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not do is really not to know.