- Exert
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pressure Quotes
For when everything is riding on it.
Several of these quotes come from people who built entire careers under pressure, describing repertory theatre as training for exactly that, a feeling explored further in the feel collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first gig I did was at the Troubadour when they were announcing who I was and they broadcast it live on SiriusXM radio. It doesn't get any more high pressure than that.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never said, 'I'm going to be a big star.' I said, 'I'm going to be a good actor.' And that took the pressure off.
- Cooking
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we have friends over for dinner, I do the cooking. I like the pressure of a big meal and the technical challenges of a roast.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things we need to do with North Korea, which is a rogue nation, is to get the international community in support of further sanctions, of keeping pressure on the North Korean regime.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
To tell the truth, I don't feel the pressure of fame. I don't have the problem of being a celebrity in terms of recognizability.
- Globalization
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- Nov 07, 2020
Indian cinema is changing not because of outside pressure but because of inside pressure. Society is changing. Obviously, ideas change because of globalization, because of the huge middle class that is mostly first generation.
- Nov 07, 2020
I like the pressure.
- Experiencing
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- Nov 07, 2020
After my eye test, I was told I was showing symptoms of glaucoma. I realised - but only in retrospect - that pains in my eyes and the feeling of pressure that I had been experiencing must have been because of that. I'd assumed they were symptoms of migraines.
- Enormous Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Personally, I think I am much calmer under incredibly stressful situations, and I've learned to deal with pressure and nerves, which is key to being a performer of any caliber.
- Insurance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Traditional consumer banking will come under extreme pressure as its central deposit-taking and lending functions are challenged by online savings vehicles, crowdfunding, and loan syndicating by such nontraditional competitors as insurance companies, pension and hedge funds.
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't know what I'm going to do to make a living otherwise, but I really don't want to do the Shins right now.'
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was always my plan to go big on 'Jeopardy!,' and I'm glad I was able to stick to the plan under pressure.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020