Stage Performance Quotes

“The public personality of a leader is not what really matters. What he does out of the open stage really tells more about him than anything else.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“I once got hit by revolving scenery in a production of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. It whacked my hip, bruised my ego, got an unintentional laugh, but the show went on, and it still does.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Though death might still the show, life would be the most critiqued act of our existence. Own your stage.”
― Palle Oswald

“To embody a slice of life on stage/film/script/book is awe-inspiring; like peeking into a window to the soul or prima materia”
― Val Uchendu

“Stage fright occurs when a knowledge of the work being performed is replaced with a self-conscious awareness of the staring crowd and their expectations. Once it supersedes a performer’s confidence, it is difficult if not impossible for them to perform live again. Then the crippling flight response we’re all aware of comes into play.”
― Stewart Stafford

“The Actor's Prayer

Great Baachus, spare us from the demon Rejection! And harsh critics, incompetent make-up artists, ill-fitting costumes, tight shoes, screaming children, corpsing and a visit from the welfare officer.”
― Stewart Stafford