Performing Quotes

"It's great to be able to have something in your heart and be able to share it with the audience. When I get on stage and I get to sing a song that I wrote, it just means so much more, you, when it comes from you.I don't know if I'm the best songwriter in the world, but I have a lot of fun doing it. And hopefully, I'll get better and grow."

"I remember I read this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna and it's like, she didn't care. Madonna just came out and was herself I respect that a lot."

"Hurting my knee made me realize how much I love performing. Lordy, I'd be crazy if I couldn't dance anymore!"

"I know I am blessed. Not every girl gets to perform at the tree-lighting ceremony at Rockefeller plaza! I just try to stay grateful for all the good things that have happened to me in my life."

"I don't care what people say about my hair or my looks, but when they start in on my performance that's when it hurts."

"I love dancing! I love it so much."

"I think that when I'm on stage I can use that time to express myself and that's the mood I'm in. I see all these people and I feel like being -- Yeah! you know? It's like you see a football player and they just feel like they can conquer the world. It's just a cool feeling."

"Practice makes perfect. The more I do it the better it gets."

"It sounds silly, but it's too hot to wear full-length T-shirts when I'm dancing."

"When I go on tour I have a blast. That's so much fun."

"I was so excited about Star Search because it was on TV, and that meant people all over the country would be watching me."

"I just have to stay true to myself and do what's right for me."

"I love performing and I'm doing what I love to do. Sometimes it gets a bit crazy like when I go overseas and stuff, but that's just for a couple of weeks."

"It's the best feeling in the world when I'm on stage and I'm singing and the fans are singing the words with me."

"At rehearsals, they kept saying, 'Britney, just get to know the snake.' And I was like, 'I don't want to get to know this snake!'" [on performing with a snake on the MTV VMA's 01]

"Dancing is so important to me. Singing was always my first love, but when I started dancing it was definitely my second love."

"When I'm on stage it's my time to express myself and to dance and loose all composure. But when I'm off the stage and I'm just me I'm.. dork. I'm such a dork!"