Pre-Performance Rituals Quotes

It's so scary to go on stage. I used to throw up before I went on stage, every time.

The more I go onstage, the more quiet I am before, because I intend to go onstage and slaughter.

It doesn't do to eat too much before a performance.

I am absolutely not a roll-on-stage kind of girl! I would be totally freaked out if I didn't warm up, and I don't know how other singers do it.

Seeing people ahead of time and getting acquainted with the space you're playing in is important to getting comfortable in that place.

I don't want to just go out and do song to song to song. I like to create things before the song actually kicks in, little things you do to excite the crowd.

I have to brush my teeth before I go on stage otherwise I don't feel smart enough.

I tap my fingers and cheekbones before going on stage to calm down. But nerves are necessary; if you ever lose them, it's a bad sign.

I know how to deal with jet lag, and I know just how much rest I need and when I need to take naps. When you walk on stage, you need your brain working at its highest and most fully-functioning, so it's not always easy, but I sort of figure it out.

I still get nervous before every performance.

Every time before I go on stage, I'm nervous.

I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms.

I can't eat before I go onstage because I've learnt that burping on stage isn't a good thing. It's all about acid reflux.

I always stay out of the rehearsal room you know when they first come in. Then once they had chance to play a little bit, then I walk in. Because I've seen guys fall apart.

I don't drink before shows.

I miss horribly those couple of hours before the performance when you get into the theater and you see people.

The practice of pumping up before the scene, especially if you've got your shirt off, most actors will do that.

Twyla's works are complex, and they really push you as an athlete and push you spiritually as well. Before doing a Twyla ballet, you have to get everything in order: You have to get a good night's sleep, you have to eat well, you have to be in great shape, and then you just go and leave it all out there.