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I usually get a good reaction anywhere in England, but Manchester is the place they go a little more wild for me.
That's why I love doing live theater more than anything: You get an immediate reaction, whether it's good or bad.
I had a strong visceral reaction to the 'Moonlight' script, partly because I felt I knew all of these characters.
Critique, feedback, reaction to one's work or the way they have presented it, regardless of intention, is a gift.
I'm competitive, and I think everybody knows that if you're talking trash, you're gonna get a reaction out of me.
Everytime I put a dance video out on social media, my fans love it, and the reaction I get online is mind blowing.
As an actor, you wouldn't be able to play a character if you were worried about the reaction to what you're doing.
I guess what led to me writing 'Holes' was having moved to Texas in 1991, and it was sort of my reaction to Texas.
To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.
Why are all the artists so dead-set on distorting? It seems to be a reaction against photography, but I'm not sure.
I've seen Animal House two and a half times now at sneak previews with a real audience, and the reaction was great.
The normal reaction of a publisher when faced with an author with a bee in his bonnet is to grab the check and run.
The live performance aspect of shooting a multicamera sitcom is wonderful. You have that instant audience reaction.
A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.
I usually play the sort of hard-boiled guy who is forcing situations - I'm not usually playing the person in reaction.
We live in a world that builds people's expectations so high, so when the downside comes there is a knee-jerk reaction.
The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not.
I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.
My parents loved classical music. And my father adored Mozart. But for some reason, I always had a reaction against it.
When someone mistreats you, the correct reaction is not to go out and do something to destroy somebody else's property.
The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that.
You don't want to watch a film for two hours that depresses you or makes you think so much it evokes a negative reaction.
I prefer to make a film that people have a really intense reaction to than have a film that people feel ambivalent about.
I always question whether people are going to know who I am, and I'm always blown away by the love and reaction I receive.
I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
When Mahavishnu came out in '71, the unbelievable reaction to the band was a real shock to me. It was a shock to everybody.
The WWE is based on, I think, reaction. You know, if you can't get a reaction, that means you can't put butts in the seats.
Really, laughing is such a strange reaction to something. The idea of it is so bizarre, so instinctual, and kind of magical.
You've probably noticed how when someone says hello or smiles at you, your automatic reaction is to say hello or smile back.
You don't know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about 'The Lake of Dreams.'
I always strive to receive the loudest reaction that I can; whether that is being booed out of the building or being cheered.
What a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.
I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous.
I grew up with music hall and revue and was used to filling in the little gaps here and there to get bigger audience reaction.
The reaction that I got from 'Diamonds' I would have expected to get from 'House of the Rising Sun' or one of the other songs.
Kids have a weird honesty, especially in their reaction to things where a lot of older people who have matured have lost that.
Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
The most compelling narrative, expressed in sentences with which I have no chemical reaction, or an adverse one, leaves me cold.
I don't get why people love to hate John Cena. But as long as he gets a reaction that's positive or negative, he's doing his job.
If I try to act cool and do things that get a positive reaction, then I'm not doing anything for the person I'm in the ring with.
Facebook is studying emotional reaction to things and bringing you fewer of things you don't engage with and more of what you do.
Augmenting your appearance so drastically that it elicits a reaction from literally every acquaintance you greet is a sea change.
Whenever I watch any kind of competition, my immediate reaction when they call out the name of the winner is to look at the loser.
Working with a good artiste is always a pleasure. If you get a reaction from your co-star, then you get the space to perform well.
There's something really vulnerable about playing something that you like for someone. You don't know what their reaction will be.
My pranks have never been about getting a negative reaction. They've always been a tolerance test for the person I'm engaging with.
I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time.