Legendary Performance Quotes

I would love to work with Morgan Freeman. I love him.

I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.

We played Carnegie Hall, and that was one time where I felt... Carnegie Hall as a legendary, very venerable place to perform. I'd never heard of anyone going into the Hall and kind of standing on the seats and playing throughout the aisles and having the audience stand on the seats. So when we did that in 2013, even for me it was a shock.

Amitabh Bachchan is the greatest actor that we have in the country.

Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig.

Helen Mirren is someone that I have really admired ever since I saw her in 'Excalibur.' That was the first thing I said to her. 'I loved you as Morgan Le Fay.'

It would be a dream to perform at Radio City Music Hall.

I went with a friend to see Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas, in the last year that he was performing. He wasn't necessarily on top form, but the way he could connect with an audience and the way he communicated through the lyrics was something I hadn't ever really seen before.

Jay-Z called me onstage during my song that I produced for 'Watch the Throne?' That was surreal, man. One of those situations I'll never forget. I'll be able to show my kids the footage of when Jay-Z brought me onstage.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

John Wayne never ever disappointed his fans, because he was a cowboy.

The first time I met Harrison, I think, was at the very first read through of the script. As anyone would be, I was a bit nervous before meeting him. I mean, it's Han Solo, so it was quite crazy. But once you get to know him, he really is such an amazing person. He's such an amazing actor as well. As I said before, his presence really does get the best out of you as an actor.

I've been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger.

My favorite of all time will always be Christopher Reeve. He'll always be Superman in my eyes.

One of the things about the six sixes, which really comes over me every time somebody asks a question or says to me, 'I've just seen them,' or people always ask me about it... It makes me feel that's the only thing I've ever done in the history of cricket.

I heard a lot about Ian Botham's Ashes, in 1981. Everybody still talks about his performance.

It was just really odd to be in a room with Ian McKellen sharing cucumber sandwiches.

I idolised Dilip Kumar, I've seen all his movies, 30-40 times each.

One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta... And they didn't even have a big mobile recording thing set up. The word on the street was they only had like two microphones, one for the band and one for him. Perfect recordings. I think it's mono.

Forty years later, people still swear they can hear his offstage scream.

Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.

There's some guys - Michael Jordan and Mariano Rivera and Tiger Woods - that were blessed with the ability just to be... great.

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.

If I could go back in time and see anyone perform, it would have to be Bob Marley.