I could never do stand-up because it's that thing of having to get up on stage. And out of every 10 jokes you tell, nine of them have to get a really good response.
I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work.
Singing for stage, if you don't hear yourself, that's when you push, and that's when you can hurt your voice sometimes. So if I can hear myself in my ear, it really helps me to find that balance of how loud I needed to be singing.
As a kid, you get to the stage where you realise the gender barriers that exist in society and what you're supposed to do and not supposed to do.
Life is not an opera. Scenes belong on the stage.
Truly remarkable leadership is not just about motivating others to follow, it's about inspiring them to become leaders themselves and setting the stage for even greater opportunities for future generations.
I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there.
A stage space has two rules: (1) Anything can happen and (2) Something must happen.
The stage is my first love.
I tend to prefer the band thing. I think playing solo is good for about 45 minutes. I remember when I was on my solo tour that I got a chance to play with Martin Stephenson of the Daintees. He's now refashioned himself as almost a delta blues guitar player and he's got all the technique, all the persona and the charisma on stage. I think I do too, but I'm more of a first position strummer guy with a little bit of filigree work. I could listen to him for hours; I could listen to myself playing solo for about half an hour!
I can see myself staying at Blackburn for the rest of my career - unless I move to another club at some stage
Failure's hard. There's no way around. Bombing on stage never feels great. You feel judged, you feel alone. But then when your performance works, it's transcendent.
You can spend your time on stage pleasing the heckler in the back, or you can devote it to the audience that came to hear you perform.
I felt as a human being I needed to take a pause and reflect on a lot of stuff that's happened. That was really good for me. And to get some of the ringing out of my years from all the amps on stage.
If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
because the theater lost a Barrymore every time a Southerner decided not to go on the stage, just about anything that comes out of a Southern mouth is bound to be a ringing line.
The audience will make you feel like a demigod. But when you leave the stage, get back to being human.
Well, it is quite daunting, but I made my first appearance on the stage when I was nine, because I went to a theatrical school, because I wanted to be an actress since I was eight.
I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.
The whole stage was only for me. It was so cool.