The Principle Element In A Performance Is Risk, And If You're Losing Interest Then By Scaring Yourself To Death The Audience Will Feel It And Boy It'll Wake Them Up. - SearchQuotes

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The principle element in a performance is risk, and if you're losing interest then by scaring yourself to death the audience will feel it and boy it'll wake them up.

Leo Kottke

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