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Audience Quotes

The people on the other side of the stage.

These quotes come from actors, musicians, and directors talking about the audience they're trying to reach - whether that's scaring a crowd in a horror film, staying niche instead of mainstream, or chasing a wider viewership. See also Like.

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebration and menace.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

I'm sometimes a cartoonist, and there's an audience for that, and I'm sometimes an illustrator, and there's an audience for that.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

I love hearing my audience breathe.

Quotes by Adele

When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I'm so happy I did a nice thing.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Always Quotes

I still get very scared when I step in front of a live audience.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

It's nice that HBO is in business with the audience and not with the advertisers. There's a difference.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

We learned that there was a super intelligent, passionate audience that wanted material that was nuanced and detailed and authentic.

Quotes by Aaron Ehasz

Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis, and you have Umm Kulthum.

Quotes by Yasmine Hamdan

'Vicky Donor' proved that the audience was waiting for well-scripted funny films.

Quotes by Yami Gautam

Just Quotes

When there are tiers of meaning in an ad it intrigues the audience and they look for it again and again.

Quotes by William Shatner

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.

Quotes by William Landay

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

Quotes by William H. Macy

It might be an idea for all literary critics to read the books they analyse aloud - it certainly helps to fix them in the mind, while providing a readymade seminar with your audience.

Quotes by Will Self

My seventeen years of teaching inform my sense of audience in every line I write.

Quotes by Will Hobbs

Like Quotes

The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.

Quotes by Wes Craven

We have been fortunate enough to do something that has always been out of the mainstream and yet have an audience for what we do.

Quotes by Walter Becker

I think the audience for Limp Bizkit is probably not going to be particularly interested in what we're doing. I don't think they'll find much that satisfies them in what we do.

Quotes by Walter Becker

Most of my movies have been concept based and aimed at a certain audience, but I always wanted to do a film that catered to all.

Quotes by Vishnu Vishal

Nowadays the audience has changed. No one can anticipate the audience.

Quotes by Vincente Minnelli

Love Quotes

I do not want my new works to be generated in a market or audience of any kind.

Quotes by Vincent Gallo

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspective do these audience quotes come from?
They're mostly from performers and filmmakers - people talking candidly about who their work is for, and how they think about connecting (or not connecting) with the people watching or listening.
Is there a quote about horror or performance psychology?
Yes - one quote makes an interesting point about self-belief: "The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself," suggesting real intensity in a performance has to start with the performer's own conviction.
Do any quotes talk about niche versus mainstream audiences?
Yes. One speaker reflects on staying "out of the mainstream and yet have an audience for what we do," while another admits their music likely won't appeal to everyone - both showing comfort with not being for everyone.
Is there anything here about trying to reach a wider audience?
One filmmaker notes that most of their movies have been "aimed at a certain audience," but expresses a wish to eventually make a film that "catered to all" - a common tension between niche creative work and broad appeal.
What other quote pages pair well with this one?
If you like this theme, our Make quotes and Like quotes pages touch on similar ideas about creative work and connection.

A few admit their work won't land with everyone, and that's treated as fine rather than a failure. Continue browsing with Love or Just.