Theatre Quotes · Page 180

I think I have done my share of the saas-bahu dramas.

— Vikrant Massey

Unlike films, theatre allows you to experiment as an actor, which is fulfilling.

— Paresh Rawal

I play roles, but when I'm off stage, I always try to be myself.

— Michael Ball

As an actor, I'm impressed and proud of myself that I'm getting to do so many things.

— Regina Cassandra

I'm not very good at acting. Overacting is what I do.

— Harry Enfield

Whenever actors work together, there is a huge body of work that every actor has.

— Mohnish Bahl

Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that?

— Abbi Jacobson

I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

— William Mapother

My family was bothered because I was a graduate but didn't pursue a job. I used to spend the entire day doing…

— Hiten Tejwani

I think, as a younger actor, you are more open to the experience. And to an extent, you want to go into…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

As actors we keep on hoping to get that one good role, but at times we have to go through a lot…

— Rohini Hattangadi

I went to theater school but never really got the chance to do theater, and it's always been a dream of mine.

— Matthew Settle

The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them…

— Al Pacino

When not much is happening and there seems to be nothing you can do to change that, you do wonder. But I…

— Kathleen Quinlan

Gareth [Edwards] was very open to just shaping the performances and the scenes to fit what was happening with the actors and…

— Alan Tudyk

I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within one story.

— Callie Thorne

I wasn't really driven to be an actor or anything, but in college I decided to study acting, much to my parents'…

— Roger Bart

Two planeloads of California actors and directors flew to Washington in support of the Hollywood Ten, and some of us, like John…

— Sam Wanamaker

In my opinion, the bottom line is that actors act. They take on roles that are outside of the scope of their…

— Chris McCausland

As an actor, I have to kind of be careful not to sort of telegraph too much, because I'm then also then…

— Jonathan Roumie

When you're writing, in theory, everybody is serving you. When you're directing, you're serving everybody - in the guise of acting like…

— George C. Wolfe

The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well - it doesn't…

— Jason Alexander

When I was growing up in the '80s and working in the theater, David Mamet exploded with a whole new reworking of…

— Anthony McCarten

“When you're in a show, all through rehearsals Tech Week hovers out there like a magical holy grail. In reality, Tech Week…

— S.M. Stevens

Actors are a funny lot. Sometimes they're not satisfied with where they are. I include myself.

— Tony Todd

I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love

— Orlando Bloom

Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theatre?

— Alanis Morissette

It's not fun for an actor to be pigeonholed in any way.

— Trace Lysette

Theatre can be so patronising. So often, it's just proselytising for the theatre.

— Tim Crouch

I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye.

— MF Doom

The drama is make-believe. It does not deal with truth but with effect.

— W. Somerset Maugham

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

— Sara Ramirez

The theater has kept me alive, and it's allowed me to work at my craft.

— Jason Robards

Wearing a monkey suit really lets you know where you stand as an actor.

— Kelly Stables

“If all the world's a stage, I suggest you start performing at your best.”

— Rob Liano

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

— James Earl Jones

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

— Ray Fearon

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

— Jonathan Frakes

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

— Caleb McLaughlin

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

— Simon Helberg