Theatre Quotes · Page 14

Actors' careers are random with a capital "R."

— Cillian Murphy

I love being on stage, nothing compares to it.

— Sanam Saeed

Actors are adults playing hide-and-ego-seek.

— Penny Johnson Jerald

I have such a passion for theatre.

— Nicole Trunfio

“True love is full of drama.”

— Jamie Brenner

I didn't choose acting. The universe did.

— Waris Ahluwalia

I like to give my actors a lot of room.

— Nick Cassavetes

I come from straight theater.

— Brian Baumgartner

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

— Bruce Boxleitner

More young people need to come to the theatre in general.

— Tobias Segal

To be an actor wasn't something that seemed realistic. I started late; I was about 19.

— Diego Klattenhoff

I believe a good actor does not have an accent of his own.

— Mukul Dev

I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists.

— Cate Blanchett

Before I even wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a figure skater.

— Allison Janney

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

— Melanie Scrofano

I'm always studying actors and movies. You can never not do your homework.

— Danielle Rose Russell

Growing up I didn't want to be an actor. I sort of didn't want to go into the family business; the main…

— John Lithgow

Most actors I know come from a screwed up background, so it makes sense that if you can walk on to a…

— Peter Mullan

Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any.

— Michael Shannon

'Lawrence of Arabia' is a film that anyone wanting to become an actor should watch at least six hundred times.

— Sid Haig

I am not a trained actor, and for me, getting under the skin of a character, living their lives, is important, or…

— Deepti Naval

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now…

— Brenda Blethyn

Getting up on stage and being able to make people feel like their lives are slightly more special than they realize is…

— Torquil Campbell

Before acting offers came by, I dabbled in theatre under the aegis of the late thespian Dinesh Thakur. He was instrumental in…

— Arfi Lamba

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may…

— Lusia Strus

I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was…

— Juliette Binoche

You don't have a lot of time to massage a scene into oblivion. It's like you do it, you get a couple…

— Barry Bostwick

Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All…

— John C. Reilly

I wasn't even going to do acting. I don't know how it even happened, to be honest. I was going to go…

— Amrita Acharia

I've always thought of acting as a tool to change society. I watch a lot of actors and I see panic in…

— Andy Serkis

A doctor can be a doctor today and they will be a doctor tomorrow. But an actor, well you're not working at…

— Audra McDonald

Your personal life is something that's gonna last forever, and your career in stage, film, television, whatever, is not necessarily going to…

— Lucy Griffiths

I am a better cook than actor.

— Nana Patekar

The third stage is no thought.

— Frederick Lenz

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.

— Judy Gold

I don't care about how much other actors get.

— Daniel Craig

I love action. I love stage combat.

— George Eads

I like that whole cop-comedy type of drama.

— Adam G. Sevani

There are many good-looking actors.

— Ji Chang-wook

Pray to God and say the lines.

— Bette Davis