Theatre Quotes · Page 121

The truth is, unlike TV and film cameras, the theater stage doesn't add 10 pounds.

— Sara Ramirez

I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor.

— Jonathan Frakes

I went to the RSC, and I became a leading actor.

— Ray Fearon

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement.

— James Earl Jones

As an actor, you always want to root for your characters.

— Simon Helberg

I'm like, I'm not a legend or an icon. I'm just an actor.

— Caleb McLaughlin

I am not a trained actor. My real learning began on the sets.

— Ammy Virk

I'm a real theatre kid - that's all I ever wanted to be.

— Michelle Visage

I look for something that grabs me and that's heartfelt, and that's coming from a good place. I want to work with…

— Harry Treadaway

I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.

— Ian Mckellen

The theatre is not the place for the musician. When the curtain is up the music interrupts the actor, and when it…

— Sir Arthur Sullivan

The fundamental job of the actor is to tell about the human condition, to be a voice for the truest ideas and…

— Joel Grey

McLeod's Daughters' was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned…

— Dustin Clare

My whole background, my whole life was just lots and lots of theater, a lot of that being musical theater.

— Zachary Levi

In a comedy, after the day is done, you can figure out ways of how to make it even funnier for the…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

I spent most of my 20s working as an actor. I started writing and directing because I was frustrated with the types…

— Marielle Heller

The first thing is to accept that theater is an unknown. If you go to a concert, you know the music. If…

— Cate Blanchett

I'd had to grow up pretty quickly, and going back to drama school gave me a chance to be with people my…

— Jessie Buckley

I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this,…

— Rebecca Hall

I've always been a character actor, although I'm not quite sure what that means. All my scripts are absolutely covered in notes,…

— Christopher Walken

When I'm working as a director, I might have an idea of my own but I'm also trying to get great ideas…

— Julie Taymor

The new movie I'm working on right now is very autobiographical. It's about a television actor who drinks too much and gets…

— Andy Dick

Theatre is an actor's medium though behind the stage there is a playwright, director and perhaps in some, a music composer too,…

— Himani Shivpuri

There's no drama. There's nothing. Everyone is there to work, everyone is really kind and everyone is very helpful, especially to me.…

— Steven Yeun

Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor.

— Shia LaBeouf

Actors improvise on the stage and enjoy interacting with audiences.

— Y. G. Mahendran

I learned by standing in the wings and watching established acts on stage.

— Shirley Bassey

The part an actor played on stage was once written on a separate roll of paper.

— Talcott Parsons

Even though I am an actor, by nature I am what you could call a homely girl.

— Divyanka Tripathi

The stage and the live crowd taught me to think on my feet, to improvise.

— Jason McCoy

Just because some people are fueled by drama doesn't mean you have to attend the performance.

— Cheryl Richardson

I went to the University of Michigan and have a BFA in Musical Theatre.

— Helene Yorke

To be a good actor, you need to be able to emote with your body.

— Nora Fatehi

I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.

— Ed Asner

I feel any actor can deliver a dialogue but real acting is how one reacts to the dialogue.

— Ammy Virk

Don't expect the theatre to satisfy the habits of its audience, but to change them.

— Bertolt Brecht

One of my favorite actors is Jack Lemmon. I would love to have a career like that.

— Josh Duhamel

The first time my mum and dad went to the theatre was at my drama school in third year.

— Amanda Hale

Nowadays, kids... young actors... they go straight to L.A. before they've even done anything.

— Peter Capaldi

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

— Laurie Metcalf