“ 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. Oliver
“ 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. Oliver
“ If both the performer and audience are on the same plane then it's not ART but SCIENCE, for ART is a personal expression that varies from one individual to another, while SCIENCE commands uniformity &… Ramana Pemmaraju
“ Most people don’t understand performers are really sheltered and protected so much sometimes that they don’t get a chance to live their lives. Diana Ross
“ One forgets that part of one's performance is one's history—or sometimes the lack of it. You're playing against what an audience knows, what they expect. This seems to be true of all performers; there… David Byrne
“ Strive hard to be among the top performers. To do this, create a standard. Go higher than this standard. Set another higher standard; surpass it and repeat the process. Israelmore Ayivor
“ …you either do or do not have a comedy mind, whatever that is, maybe a heightened sense of the ridiculous and the absurdity of life…We are all crazy and crazed. Joan Rivers
“ …but I think comedy is more aggressive than that. It is a medium for revenge. We can deflate and punish the pomposity and the rejection which hurt us. Comedy is power. Joan Rivers
“ Maybe that is why in my comedy I try and puncture the hypocrisy all around us, why it is almost a crusade with me to strip life down to what really is true. Joan Rivers
