Then come the lights shining on you from above. You are a performer. You forget all you learned, the process of technique, the fear, the pain, you even forget who you are you become one with the music, the lights, indeed one with the dance.
Shirley MacLaineOnce you get your own family clear in your head, whatever your problems are with it. You're better prepared for being an adult in the world.
Shirley MacLainethe illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner.
Shirley MacLaineI would say the biggest risk I always take is going in front of a live audience. There's nothing more risky to do. You have to really leave yourself open to your own authenticity, and you find that out pretty quick.
Shirley MacLaine