Theatre Quotes · Page 112

I'm mortified to be on the stage, but then again, it's the only place where I'm happy.

— Bob Dylan

When we get a stage, we can show people the talent that everyone has out here.

— Nelly Korda

I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play.

— Tom Irwin

I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama.

— Greg Louganis

Theatre has taught me a lot, and I am sure there will be a lot to learn.

— Nana Patekar

I want to entertain people, whether it be with a comedy, a drama or a movie. An idea's an idea.

— Bruce Nash

There are an infinite number of ways to be moved in the theater.

— Martha Plimpton

Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.

— Vera Farmiga

Drama lies in extreme exaggeration of the feelings, an exaggeration that dislocates flat everyday reality.

— Eugene Ionesco

As much as Id love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.

— Holliday Grainger

My older son works in finance and private equity, which he loves, and Lucas works in film and theater.

— Peter Hedges

I don't want to be known as an unprofessional actor. There was a time I was considered unprofessional, to a certain extent.…

— Akshaye Khanna

We're so stuck in our heads with social media that we don't get to meet people and go out to have a…

— Michael Ball

If I'm not in the theatre, I'm in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or…

— Ron White

A band which plays songs such as 'Death Knell' or 'Prime Mover' can't just stand on the stage with a shirt and…

— Tobias Forge

I choose things that challenge me. I was afraid of the camera - that's why I chose to do 'Private Practice.' It's…

— Audra McDonald

I love working with a set designer because, in many respects, you meet the set designer before you meet the actors. So…

— George C. Wolfe

It's wrong to make a living off the theater. Theater should be supported, like redwood trees. You should make your living -…

— Orson Bean

I had a real passion for performing. I craved the attention. I was a goofy kid just like I am a goofy…

— Tom Green

The actors make the film. They're the ones that take this theoretical movie that's in your head and make it real. The…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I enjoy dramatic narration, of course, because I'm an actor and I started as an actor. But I love things that are…

— Peter Cullen

I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you…

— Jill Scott

Something I've always known about the screen is that if it's anything in the world, it's literal. It's so literal that there's…

— Joan Didion

I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an…

— Nat Wolff

Good films not only help me grow as an actor but as a human being.

— Vicky Kaushal

All actors are on the run from some demon or other.

— Julian Sands

The image of an actor plays a huge role in deciding if he or she can experiment with roles.

— Radhika Apte

I've started to get more stage fright the older I get.

— Ari Graynor

As an actor, you want to do your best but not overshine the film. No actor is above the film.

— Anushka Sharma

I do work on stage as an actor. I do films as well. Television, I haven't done much.

— Neeraj Kabi

I do television, films and theatre simultaneously.

— Mohan Joshi

I don't really create things externally; I'm not that kind of actor.

— Benedict Samuel

I grew up on courtroom dramas, and I really love the feel of a dramatic thriller.

— Luke Roberts

Being an actor is like being a student, and I plan to get top grades.

— Shweta Tripathi

I wanted to be a jobbing actor who went from play to play. That was the plan.

— Aimee Lou Wood

I wanted to be on the stage, doing very important emotional roles.

— Gloria Stuart

There's no royalty in America, so people deify actors.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

When an instrument fails on stage it mocks you and must be destroyed!

— Trent Reznor

I'm drawn to people rather than mediums - directors, writers, actors.

— Tom Sturridge

No matter how good of an actor I am, I can't un-act having cerebral palsy.

— Josh Blue