The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this dedication and this ideal means that as a child you're going to pay for it personally.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The educator wants the child to be finished at once and perfect. He forces upon the child an unnatural degree of self-mastery, a devotion to duty, a sense of honour - habits that adults get out of with astonishing rapidity.
Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform.
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents.
Every performance is an opportunity to have something new or to learn something new.
It's one thing to support your kid, but if you have an interest in what your child is doing, it makes it a whole lot easier.
The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.
To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years.
There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.
I really have been enjoying performing more lately than I have in a long time and you know, it's all about that sort of centered feeling that I have now. You know, thanks to, not just my kid, but her father before her. You know, I have a kind of a grounding through them that I really relish, and I think is also good for my work, you know.
In performance, you don't always feel that sort of family bond right off the top. It sort of develops and grows over time.
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