This collection holds 845 onstage quotes, drawn from writers, leaders, artists and thinkers across the QuoteForever archive. The most quoted voices here are John Mulaney, Don Rickles and Daniela Ruah.

They are ordered so that each author has a say before anyone repeats, which means the first page gives you the range of the topic rather than one writer's back catalogue.

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I like to pace onstage.

When I'm onstage, I'm acting.

I really thrive being onstage.

I like to do the splits onstage.

Onstage, I was never the ingenue.

I've never been onstage in my life.

When I come onstage, I'm exploding.

I could never go onstage in denims.

I've always been really open onstage.

I only wore makeup when I went onstage.

As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.

I celebrate masculinity when I'm onstage.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.

I hate being up onstage with a microphone.

Frontmen come alive when they come onstage.

I can't dance. If I try, I'll trip onstage.

I would be onstage all the time if I could.

Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

What I wear onstage is so stylized and bold.

Onstage I'm the happiest person in the world.

If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.

People are used to us being onstage for a while.

My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me.

A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage.

When I get onstage, I automatically feel beautiful.

I think I'm a dancer in terms of what I do onstage.

You never know what's going to happen next onstage.

I have to stay hydrated so I don't pass out onstage!

Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.

The minute you step onstage, you get eight feet taller.

What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.

My favorite comedians are basically themselves onstage.

I don't want to be 70 years old jumping around onstage.

I'm just a stage actress. I'm very comfortable onstage.

Theatre comes alive when someone cross-dresses onstage.

Someday I'm going to go onstage in a dress if I want to.

You don't need to exorcise your personal demons onstage.

I just enjoy being onstage and relating to the audience.

Everything you need to know about Iron Maiden is onstage.

I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.

It took me a long time to be alright with smiling onstage.

I get so nervous before I go onstage - beyond butterflies!

I would love to do Shakespeare, either onstage or on film.

I love getting to be onstage with so many great musicians.

I have never been a different person onstage than I am off.

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