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I persist in performing.

David Tudor / Pianist
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I've never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off.

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Performing is my therapy, to become different people onstage.

Britney Spears Artist

Think of it this way: performing is like sprinting while screaming for three, four minutes. And then you do it again. And then you do it again. And then you walk a little, shouting the whole time. And so on. Your adrenaline quickly overwhelms your conditioning.

Bruce Springsteen Musician

I went to the Performing Arts School and studied classical ballet. That attitude is something that's put into your head. You are never thin enough.

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Chance The Rapper

My brother Trev went to the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, and he used to do his monologues and stuff and rehearse in our apartment. So I used to hear him all the time doing these things over and over and over. And when I was a little girl, I used to soak up everything - like anything anyone did, I soaked it up.

Chloe Grace Moretz Film Actress

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