Words of Inspiration

You can't go wrong with a good quote. The following are some of our favorites from the performance world. Some of them are great to say to yourself just before you walk onstage, others maybe should be saved for when you return to your seat after a blunder.

"When you perform, you are out of yourself, larger and more potent, more powerful, more beautiful. You are for minutes heroic. This is power. This is glory on earth. And it is yours nightly."
-- Agnes De Mille

"The curtain is lifting. We can have triumph, or tragedy, for we are the playwrights, the actors, and the audience."
-- John Macauley

"Applause. Enjoy it - but never quite believe it."
-- Robert Montgomery

"Some people get the breaks; some people make their own."
-- unknown

"If I miss one day's practice, I notice it. If I miss two days practice, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it."
-- Ignance Paderewski

"Use what talent you possess. The woods would be a silent place indeed if no birds sang but those that sang best. "
-- Unknown