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Audience Members Quotes

What a room full of strangers actually wants from a show.

These audience members quotes come straight from performers: the pleasure of a mixed crowd absorbing a culture that isn't quite theirs, and years spent reading rooms across every Comedy Club in the country.

Any show that's bringing in a young audience is doing a good thing, because that's the only way that theater will continue to grow. All the other audience members are going to be dead soon!

Quotes by Adam Pascal

There's such a rich history in 'SNL' of political humor, and I think audience members expect that from us.

Quotes by Sasheer Zamata

I've played every comedy club and every theatre across the country for the last 25 years and seen a lot of audience members from different ethnic persuasions.

Quotes by Lisa Lampanelli

I've always liked that idea of a diverse group of audience members sitting together, rubbing up against each other and taking on the life of a culture that doesn't belong to either one of them.

Quotes by Kenny Leon

Always Quotes

I think ultimately audience members like to see someone controlling the quality of a film. A lot of films you see are made by committees and studios and producers.

Quotes by John Carney

I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story... it's very similar. My favorite thing is when cartoon fans show up to my live gigs! They are...

Quotes by Grey DeLisle

My favorite thing is when cartoon fans show up to my live gigs! They are always the most kick-butt audience members 'cause they're not trying to act all cool like a lot of the music fans do!

Quotes by Grey DeLisle

Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another.

Quotes by George Carlin

I really want younger audience members to see kids in their early 20's playing Frank's music and to be inspired to take things to a higher level themselves.

Quotes by Dweezil Zappa

Comedy Quotes

What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take any audience members for granted.

Quotes by Chris Meledandri

What I try to get beyond is playing music at people and, instead, to play music with people because audience members are constantly part of the experience. What they say in their body language, what they say in their eyes,...

Quotes by Al Jarreau

At readings, audience members sometimes ask if I keep writing past the two hours if I'm on a roll, but I don't. I figure that if I'm on a roll, it's partially because I know I'm about to stop.

Quotes by Aimee Bender

In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians that you felt you were almost part of a meeting at a church or a temple, where everyone was completely in tune with the sermon...

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this Audience Members collection about?
These quotes reflect on who's sitting in the crowd — from a diverse audience at a screening to the specific expectations comedy club and 'SNL' crowds bring.
Why search for audience members quotes?
Performers, writers, and comedians reach for these when talking about connecting with a crowd or how audience expectations shape a show — related themes show up in Comedy quotes.
One quote describes audience members "rubbing up against each other" from a culture that belongs to neither of them — what's that about?
It's describing the specific magic of live, communal viewing — strangers of different backgrounds sharing a single experience together, something that can't quite be replicated watching alone.
Does this topic touch on filmmaking specifically?
Yes — one quote notes that audience members like seeing a single creative vision guide a film, in contrast to movies shaped by committees and studio notes.
Is there a quote about political humor and audiences?
One references 'SNL's' long history of political comedy, noting that audience members now expect that kind of humor as part of the show, drawn from decades performing at every Comedy Club and theatre.

Whether it's 'SNL' fans expecting political bite or moviegoers who can tell when a Committees-made film lost its vision, these lines are about what audience members actually want.