It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious. – Esther Williams
All of the material for ‘The Fine Line’ was created via improvisation with my partner, but not in front of an audience. We’d continue to refine it in front of an audience based on their responses until it was set and scripted. – Douglas Wood
We don’t really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show. – Carroll O’Connor
I like being a big fish in a small pond. I’m not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches. – Nick Lowe
At the premieres, I always watch the audience. If a child asks to go to the bathroom, I know I’ve failed. – Gian Carlo Menotti
I’m comfortable having a specific audience to write to. I like the idea that my audience doesn’t see what I do as controversial. – Dave Sim
I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I’m doing. I don’t give a damn if half the audience walks out. – David Antin
Pilots are so hard because you have to introduce all these characters, you have to hook an audience, and an audience has such a smaller attention span than maybe they used to have. – Max Greenfield
The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience. – Pankaj Mishra
I’m just very pleased and thankful that there was a receptive audience of people that I was able to connect with. – Fab Five Freddy
Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience. – Nicholas Lea
Being lampooned on ‘South Park’ is hardly something to complain about. They brought the issue of the dolphin and whale slaughter by the Japanese to a very large audience. I could not really care less how I was portrayed. – Paul Watson
If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always. – Emanuel Ax
The Internet is the ultimate vanity-publishing medium, and therefore, the ultimate place for those of us who like to watch. The Internet can reach an audience at lower cost than any medium before it. – Nathan Myhrvold
Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history. – Doris Kearns Goodwin
A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener. – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach