65 Best Performance Quotes

We are born at the rise of the curtain, and we die with its fall. – Charlie Chaplin

The track doesn't lie. The stopwatch doesn't lie.

The track is the only truth teller in racing.

The track is the only judge that matters.

The track doesn't care who you are; it only cares how fast you are.

A man is whatever room he is in. – Don Draper

To be a queen is to be a performer. You are there to be looked at. – Princess Margaret

The key is not to feel. The key is to perform feeling. – Princess Margaret

Everyone sounds like Meryl Streep with a gun to their head. – Jimmy McGill

Well, get your shit together. Get it all together and put it in a backpack, all your shit, so it's together. – Jimmy McGill

What you're seeing now is the real me. – Mima Kirigoe

The world is watching us! Let's give them a show! – Sweet JP

The true masterpiece was the woman herself. – Genya Tachibana

She ran through all of her roles, and through the entire history of Japan. – Narrator

My life was a series of roles, and in every one, I was searching for you. – Chiyoko Fujiwara

She merged with her roles, and her roles merged with her life. – Genya Tachibana

The greatest role she ever played was Chiyoko Fujiwara. – Genya Tachibana

It's all part of the show, folks! Watch closely, now! – Genie

Never had one lesson! – Ferris Bueller (on singing)

It's showtime!

This is it. The big one. I'm finally gonna be a star! – Beetlejuice

Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it. – Peeta Mellark

You climb obstacles like old people fuck! – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. – Dexter Morgan

I bring you a cultural program from Kazakhstan. – Borat

My name is Shaquan. But you can call me Shaquana if you're nasty. – Marcus Copeland

We're going to the Hamptons. We're gonna be around a bunch of rich, white people. We gotta act like them. – Marcus Copeland

I'm sorry, but I don't go for that. I'm a lady! – Marcus Copeland

I'm a lead farmer, motherfucker! – Kirk Lazarus

I know who I am! I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude! – Kirk Lazarus

You m-m-m-make me happy. – Simple Jack

I'm just an actor, I'm not a soldier. I don't know what the hell I'm doing out here. – Tugg Speedman

I'm the dude playing the dude. – Kirk Lazarus

You're just too good to be true, can't take my eyes off of you. – The Teenagers

You're supposed to laugh! It's a joke! – Mike Wazowski

Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! – Truman Burbank

The point is, I would gladly walk in front of traffic for you. – Meryl Burbank

I'm not going to make it. You're going to have to go on without me. – Truman Burbank (to "Marlon")

That's a German-made, 5-cylinder, turbo-charged, miracle of a machine. – Truman Burbank

Nothing about you is fake. You're real. That's what makes you so good to watch. – Marlon

We're not actors, we're lives. – Truman's Mother

I don't know what to believe anymore. – Meryl Burbank

Theatricality and deception are powerful agents. – Henri Ducard

Don't think. It can only hurt the ball club. – Crash Davis

Lilli Von Shtupp? I'm tired. Of playing the game. Of being the admired star. Tired of the velvet curtain, the flowers, the applause... I'm tired of the audience. – Lilli Von Shtupp

It's twue! It's twue! – Lilli Von Shtupp

I get no kick from champagne. – Lilli Von Shtupp

You don't get to play unless you perform in the classroom. – Coach Carter

There’s a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself. – LeBron James

I always try to be positive, and I think that helps me in my game and in my life. – Serena Williams