Theatre Quotes · Page 118

One of the things that make actors good is their capacity to listen.

— Ken Howard

People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them 'all of my life.'

— Edward Albee

Cruelty in the theatre is unrelenting decisiveness, diligence, strictness.

— Antonin Artaud

I used to do community theater with Conor Oberst.

— Andrew Rannells

As an actor you always feel like you're swimming upstream.

— Bradley Whitford

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

— Evangeline Lilly

Actors do like watching girls parade down the runway for some reason.

— Kate Moss

Even when I was busy with acting, dance has always been there. You can't separate the two.

— Shobana

“...actors today think that being true is being nice, or being some other "set" thing. That is not the truth. That is…

— Stella Adler

The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are…

— Kabir Bedi

I had dropped out of theater school after six months and was just staying on my mom's couch at home in Toronto.

— Scott Speedman

From the ages of 5 to 17, I was a competitive dancer. I even went to an arts high school and double-majored…

— Madelaine Petsch

I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what's the fun in that?

— Peter Dinklage

There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that.

— Sharon Horgan

Supernatural characters allow actors to experiment. The role isn't restricted to standing in the kitchen and crying. I love doing that, too.…

— Krystle D'Souza

In my theater days I assumed that you had to get rid of yourself to do a character well, and I don’t…

— Charlie Day

When you're an actor or actress in this business, usually the natural progression is to direct, but a lot of times, we…

— Jamie Foxx

I love theater - it's where every actor should begin, the core of acting. But I feel that there's something about film…

— Letitia Wright

Drama is many times like poison in the air. You watch people on TV, co-workers, friends, and family thrive in it, breathing…

— Eugene Nathaniel Butler

I'm living every ten-year-old boy's fantasy. The other day, Chris and I had this big scene where we had to pull out…

— Mariska Hargitay

When I started acting, my mom said, "If you want to go to film school and eventually direct, being on set is…

— Jay Baruchel

Particularly for English people, Shakespeare is always at the forefront of both drama and the English language. He's always been there. I…

— Jamie Campbell Bower

I always saw my peers finding some cool passion, but every time I tried one of those things, it never clicked. I…

— Liana Liberato

Life is like a lunchroom at school. In this industry you've got little individual tables of actors, singers, rap stars, this, that,…

— Hayden Panettiere

People are ready to be actors in making the world a better place.

— Christian Picciolini

Theatre, for me, is about providing to the audience a new and exciting experience.

— Haris Pasovic

Just like a good drama, the human brain runs on conflict.

— David Eagleman

I did some theatre straight out of school, and it wasn't anything spectacular at all.

— Pilou Asbaek

Once I get up on stage, I will have to forget who I am playing and focus on the game itself.

— Fallon Sherrock

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

— Theodore Bikel

Most actors have been fired during their career.

— Robert Morse

There is nothing like a 'born actor.' It's all about honing the skills.

— Dulquer Salmaan

Actors have limited time. We also have a shelf life.

— Prabhas

A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day.

— Catherine Deneuve

Without the heart it’s not worship, it’s a stage play.

— Stephen Charnock

In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors

— Max von Sydow

Every young actor wants this feeling of being the solo lead in a film.

— Aditya Roy Kapur

I much prefer to meet actors that are really into the play rather than into the part.

— Kathy Burke

Getting stereotyped is a problem. That's an actor's drawback and a producer's cash cow.

— Arshad Warsi

When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. Its exhilarating!

— Laura Marano