People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them 'all of my life.' — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Cruelty in the theatre is unrelenting decisiveness, diligence, strictness. — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
Art is drama. Any relationship to art is also a relationship to death. — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
People are ready to be actors in making the world a better place. — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
Even when I was busy with acting, dance has always been there. You can't separate the two. — Shobana Copy Share Image
Comedy is getting more diverse - you can do anything on a stage now. It doesn't have to be just one man… — Alex Horne Copy Share Image
Authenticity is what I've always gone after in my work, and I understand what feels emotionally right, instinctively. Working with actors has… — Susanna White Copy Share Image
I grew up on the stage, and there's no two ways about it: you only get one chance to do your bit. — Jack Lowden Copy Share Image
Viola Davis, she does have a lot of TV acting jobs, and she's also a very, very accomplished stage actress. — Aaron Stanford Copy Share Image
It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 -… — Jon Hamm Copy Share Image
One of the great values of the theater is a communal search for truth; I believe that sincerely. — F. Murray Abraham Copy Share Image
There are people who've enjoyed my work in the theater, and they let me know that it was special for them. I'm… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Actresses are such very dull people off the stage. We are only delightful and brilliant when we are doing what we are… — Edith Evans Copy Share Image
I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater,… — T. J. Miller Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I'd say my father, Bert Lahr ... gave me a love of theatre--its kinetic and emotional potential and its… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
After I left Yale, we were all doing these mad plays off - off Broadway. And I got back to that feeling… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
There are the obstacles of your position as an actor, not being a commodity enough to be hired by the big directors… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be… — Richard Eyre Copy Share Image
I would be an actress for the rest of my life just because it's really relaxing. Writing is hard work, and stand-up… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
Dissent in art is a fundamental right. But if it is dissent about a book, a piece of art, and if you… — Shabana Azmi Copy Share Image
My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Theatre, for me, is about providing to the audience a new and exciting experience. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share Image
I did some theatre straight out of school, and it wasn't anything spectacular at all. — Pilou Asbaek Copy Share Image
Once I get up on stage, I will have to forget who I am playing and focus on the game itself. — Fallon Sherrock Copy Share Image
There is nothing like a 'born actor.' It's all about honing the skills. — Dulquer Salmaan Copy Share Image
Every young actor wants this feeling of being the solo lead in a film. — Aditya Roy Kapur Copy Share Image
I much prefer to meet actors that are really into the play rather than into the part. — Kathy Burke Copy Share Image
In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. Its exhilarating! — Laura Marano Copy Share Image
