Theatre Quotes · Page 100

Drama, lies, and tears, cheers to the teenage years

— Anonymous

I would love to play a regular guy in a family drama.

— Patrick Fischler

Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff.

— Ray Bradbury

Ultimately, we are actors and let's leave our past absolutely behind us.

— Alok Nath

I want only dead actors. That way there'll be no jealousy.

— Simone Signoret

I did a lot of theatre in school and loved performing in front of people.

— Athiya Shetty

I believe that a web series allows actors the freedom to express their views.

— Rithvik Dhanjani

It's so much fun to be on stage and play. It really is.

— David Bryan

I definitely used to dream of sitting in the movie theatre watching the 'Star Wars' credits come up knowing I was part…

— Jack Reynor

When youre the lead actor in a drama, you have 2 1/2 months at the end of a season to do other…

— Melina Kanakaredes

I think there is a lot of space for people to love who they love, and a lot of space for actors…

— Rani Mukerji

When it comes to casting, I've been so lucky. I've worked with unbelievable actors who make me look better than I am…

— Jason Reitman

You're just playing a role, whether it's a drama or a comedy. I find it really fun to sort of play opposite…

— Luke Wilson

The whole film genre is one of deceit. It is the suspension of disbelief. That's what all theater and all film is…

— Rhys Ifans

I believe improv is a vital tool for the actor. Thinking on your feet, in the spur of the moment!

— Anonymous

Obviously, any time you're closer in terms of what your knowledge is to a character, you can add something. But an actor's…

— Peter Riegert

I felt reluctant accepting the very lucrative and easy life Hollywood had offered me. All of it planted a seed: If I…

— Sterling Hayden

On the Bowery, in the ornate carcass of a formerly grand vaudeville theater, a dance marathon limps along. The contestants, young girls…

— Libba Bray

Every step is basically a word, especially with musical theatre, because you're not doing it for dance's sake, you're promoting a story…

— Ann Reinking

My career has taken so many different paths to this point that I've come to realise that we're all the same, everywhere…

— Mireille Enos

I remember being on this film once, and people said, 'You're not on Instagram or Facebook - what's your deal?' They said,…

— Joe Gilgun

I would never ever want to be an actor playing anyone other than myself. I can't do voices or anything. No, it's…

— Josh Widdicombe

I wanted to be like an actor or a comedian for a little while, because I was always wanting to make people…

— Gemma Ward

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that…

— Nicole Kidman

I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress.

— Marianne Elliott

Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever.

— Andy Serkis

Everybody looks after you when you're an actor, and you lose all sense of responsibility.

— Helen Baxendale

As an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

— Megan Hilty

It's so funny, actors usually have a directing ambition. I've got no ambition for directing.

— Majandra Delfino

I was trained on stage at NYU in New York City; I did a lot of theatre then.

— Michaela Conlin

I have a lot to show as an actor, and I will take my own sweet time for that.

— Ayushmann Khurrana

You can't wait and sit for the phone to ring, so I do theater.

— Stephanie Zimbalist

I believe that theater has to be utterly life-changing for the people watching it.

— Marianne Elliott

The reason I am an actor is because I have faith in myself.

— Kartik Aaryan

One has to be honest to the story and choose actors accordingly.

— Boney Kapoor

I loved acting classes, but it was very low key. Never a job job.

— Stacy Martin

If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Everyone needs some kind of compelling drama in their life, basically.

— Irvine Welsh

I have theatre-training, I love doing theatre, I've done Broadway.

— Stephen Tobolowsky

Actors will say, 'My character wouldn't say that.' Who said it was your character?

— James Gandolfini