Megan Thee Stallion Quotes

Rehearsals make a huge difference.

Because I am of a generation and slightly old-fashioned, my bottom line belief is what you do is you rehearse and you work and you own it. Of course, you hone it during the first few performances but once you have it honed, not that you must ever assume it is perfect, part of the craft is being able to repeat that.

When you look at Beyonce, every interview she does is just perfect delivery, perfect execution, and the thing is, she has honed that skill down.

I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times.

This is how I define grace: you're on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. That's where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know I'm prepared.

I think, for different types of things, more rehearsal is very important.

That's what distinguishes the pros from people involved in amateur theatre. You just go out and do it again and again.

One of the great things about doing a play, repeating it over and over again, is that you can practice. And you can get really quite good at it for a while.

People regularly practice playing a sport like golf or basketball - but few people think about 'practicing being successful.' I had practiced meeting the Queen of England - what I would wear, how I would stand, the handshake - so when I did meet her, I was comfortable - for I had practiced the moment for years.

I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't have the groove exactly where I wanted it.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

Acting is easier than skating in a way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over.

In my job, whenever I delivered a presentation I would rehearse several times before the actual event. In sport, it is important to be equally prepared about my opponents.

There's something in human performance that is very smooth and very fluid, and at the same time it can be very precise, and that can take a lot of time, trial and error.

You can't be nervous when you know your steps.

I think about trying to make it better. That's all I do when we play 'Even Flow' or anything off of 'Ten': 'Let's do this the best we can.'

The biggest challenge to me is always technique.

You play like you practice and practice how you play.

I'm a practice player. The more I practice, the more confident I become.

I think switching is like a lot of things. You can do it - it's a game plan - but you better do it well. You better practise it.

Great performers - in sports, the arts, business, or whatever field - have undertaken massive amounts of training. And when that training is complete... they train some more, and harder than they expect to perform. Why? Training builds confidence and ensures peak performance.

I've always felt that the more prepared I am, the more confident I would be within the telecast.

I make sure that I'm 100 percent ready to go before I put that tee into the ground.