"I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game."
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"There is nothing like being on stage."
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"On stage you're free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you'd be arrested."
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"I would have stage-fright if I had to speak with every one of the people before whom I speak."
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"The stage calls my name."
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"Without discontentment, without revolt, you can never attain harmony. It is a necessary stage, which must be gone through by everyone."
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"My sister died and my mum was really distant, as you do - you don't expect your offspring to die before you. I thought I was bulletproof up until that stage."
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"When the author walks onto the stage, the play is over"
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"America must always lead on the world stage."
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"David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the UK is committed to an orderly transition out of the EU."
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"I liked being on stage, I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people."
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"I'm not really comfortable singing without accompanying myself on stage - I'm not used to it."
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"At a certain stage of misery, you'll try anything to explain what's going on with you, even if you know it doesn't explain a thing and it's one failed explanation after another."
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"I've always sung in the shower. Now I make the stage a mental shower in order not to get too uptight and enjoy it."
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"The only exercise I get is on the stage. If I didn't get that, I'd get a little round around the tummy, as much as I eat."
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"I wasn't comfortable on stage for years. It was good - 18 shows. I want to do it again."
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"You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life."
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"It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't necessarily have to talk about one thing or another when you're on your own."
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"I don't live for the stage. I don't live for an audience."
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"The laugh-count is right up there with being diagnosed with late-stage cancer."
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