Hilary Hahn Quotes

I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.

It was most exciting when people first came up on the stage and then when they came back for the encore. We wanted to make a show that kept on developing, that was interesting, so we tried to do that with our live shows.

The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was present, gave several cheers between the acts.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

I've always had live audiences.

I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusiasm.

You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come to see Primus for the musical experience and the visual experience. I think, anyways. Maybe I'm wrong!

I've been told by a lot of people after concerts that they felt the show was just for them. And I try to make it that way.

No actor wants to play to an empty house.

The best scene is the last great scene I did.

I know that all good things must come to an end and I've had an incredible ride. I just want to end it on the right note.

I never felt I left the stage.

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.

If people are paying money to see me, then I want them to walk away from the show knowing they had a really great time. I want it to be very energetic and to have fun, sad, emotional and uplifting moments. I want it to have everything!

Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.

The crowd can be a little different in some places. For example, in Europe, people tend to be very respectful. They try not to make too much noise at inappropriate times. In other countries, people can be very still. Sometimes I'm not sure if a crowd is into it until the end, when they usually want me to do something crazy for the encore.

I'm in this really cool place in my career, where the stage I'm on that night, whether it's the Paisley tour, the CMT tour, or a bar with 10 people in it, it is the most important show I've ever played in my life. I go to the ends of my imagination to do something that's unforgettable every night.

The great thing about stage is that you have a live audience.

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

The ending is really the most important part of the movie. If the first hour and 20 minutes is terrific and the last ten minutes stinks, everybody walks out of the theatre and says: 'That was a lousy movie!'

Through years and years of playing to various audiences, what I've learned is - and I think quite a few actors will agree with me - we're not always the best judge of that audience's reactions or not. And we discover, to our amazement, at the end of the show, they bring the house down with applause, and we thought, 'No way tonight,' you know.

Whatever I do, I'm always struggling to create a visceral experience. With my music, I'm more of a live performer these days. And film is such a different thing. It's where people sit in a dark theater. I want them to feel me as viscerally as if they were at a live show.

I think it would be fun to die onstage! Just drop dead in the middle of my show? That wouldn't be so bad.

It's an amazing privilege to perform for an audience paying to hear the music that you've recorded.