Erik Griffin Quotes
I think the best compliment you can receive is not, 'Oh, that was really funny,' but, 'Is that the first time you said that?' It's something that you've said a thousand times, but if somebody says to you, 'Oh my God, is that the first time you've done that?' you know that performance was where you wanted it.
Quotes to Explore
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Basically, I'm a musical vocalist, but I do voiceover stuff as a sideline, like plumbing or something.
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The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the jokes rather than on top of the jokes.
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What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.
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While I deeply admire actors who deeply prepare, it's just not something I do.
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I think you can really tell a good actor if you can put a camera on them and they can just talk and emote and react and you don't have to keep cutting away from them, because they are the language and the behavior. It's all a tour-de-force performance.
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Not only am I constantly seeking better performance but also to be a better person, to be respected.
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There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes.
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I'm never certain of a performance - my own or the other actors' - or the script or anything... But to me it seems there's only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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For nighttime or for an event, I'm all about the nice heel. Something that's still walkable but definitely very elegant.
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I'm not a fan of self-help books - how can something be 'self-help' if the book itself is purportedly helping you?
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I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.
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I blog because I have something to say.
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Everybody wants to be great at something.
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Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.
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Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.
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If I have to degrade myself or do something that I'm not willing to do as a Christian to get something, I'm just not willing to do it.
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Whereas fiction is a continual discovery of what one wants to say, what one feels, what one means, and is, in that sense, a performance art, biography requires different skills - research and organization.
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I believe that the Federal Reserve's success in reducing and stabilizing inflation and inflation expectations is a major reason for this improved economic performance.
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That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
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...nobody can stand truth if it is told to him. Truth can be tolerated only if you discover it yourself because then, the pride of discovery makes the truth palatable.
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I think the best compliment you can receive is not, 'Oh, that was really funny,' but, 'Is that the first time you said that?' It's something that you've said a thousand times, but if somebody says to you, 'Oh my God, is that the first time you've done that?' you know that performance was where you wanted it.
