The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience.
Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.
A movie is made for an audience and a film is made for both the audience and the film-makers.
I'm an old-fashioned folk singer. I stand in front of an audience with a guitar and a barstool.
I don't try to communicate with my 'audience'. I don't bother with that any more. I used to try to have conversations with people, but it's futile.
I don't have a Twitter account. I don't go to fan club gatherings. I'm not one of those actors who spends a lot of time engaging with the audience.
The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to.
If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.
I really could've been a good student, but I was always hearing an imaginary audience.
The greatest feeling in the world is performing and connecting with the audience.
I've always worked toward, and felt comfortable with, you know, pausing and guiding the audience on a longer bit.
What if Shakespeare had had a test audience for Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet?
One of the speakers asked how many women had been harassed or abused sexually in their life? There were thousands of women in the audience, and almost every one of them raised her hand.
Businessmen and corporate men watch 'Hee Haw.' With that kind of audience, how can they take it off?
I have high expectations of my audience, and in general, I would say they've met that.
The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.
Films like 'Satya,' 'Company' needed a pan-Indian audience. The affinity for Hindi film and subjects was there.
I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens.
This indication of audience interest is good for all horror movie makers at any budget level.
There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience in need of films that would represent them.
