Theatre Quotes · Page 185

I'm a greedy actor, craving for exciting parts to play.

— Sayani Gupta

I would like to portray something that would challenge the actor in me.

— Nushrat Bharucha

“The whole world - theater, and the people in it - the actors”

— William Shakespeare

One of the first movies that I saw in the theatre was 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun.'

— Divya Khosla Kumar

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

— Antonin Artaud

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

— Edward Albee

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

— Ken Howard

Art is drama. Any relationship to art is also a relationship to death.

— Paul Virilio

People would be surprised to know that I've gone to regular school my whole life, and I don't have one friend who…

— Sara Paxton

I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.

— Malcolm Gets

The hardest part of directing is the choosing. Unlike an actor who can do a variety of work, it is a year…

— Tom Hooper

As a camera actor, you're constantly in touch with technology. First the technology came into existence and then film acting happened. So…

— Atul Kulkarni

I like to be the captain of my ship and be involved with everything from stage production, merch, art, and rollouts.

— Blackbear

There was a time in my life when I'd only sing. In my initial years, I didn't ever speak on stage, forget…

— Diljit Dosanjh

Lately, I have realised that as an actor, I am representing certain aspirations to the world, and it's important that I respect…

— Swara Bhaskar

I have my ideas of what a good documentary is, but drama is a different animal because you're arranging everything.

— Gus Van Sant

To be an actor and a director, I actually felt it helped me tremendously to be in the scenes of The Hollars,…

— John Krasinski

When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time.…

— Christopher Reeve

Theatre is relatively easy if you're British - you're living in the theatre capital of the world, London - there are so…

— Ian Mckellen

The best experience for me at CMU was being on stage so much, getting that comfort ability and learning that technique you…

— Matt Bomer

In terms of television and movies, I've been really interested in seeing the partnership of comedy and beauty and heart. I think…

— Sarah Silverman

In the not-for-profit world, I never felt that being female was an impediment. I was, however, given my break into commercial theatre…

— Phyllida Lloyd

The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question…

— Harold Clurman

When the scene is over, a lot of people cut. The actors are acting. And they just stop acting. But I think…

— Clea DuVall

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

— Bradley Whitford

I used to do community theater with Conor Oberst.

— Andrew Rannells

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

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

— Shobana

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

— Christian Picciolini

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

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

— Fallon Sherrock

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

— Pilou Asbaek

Most actors have been fired during their career.

— Robert Morse

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

— Theodore Bikel

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

— Dulquer Salmaan

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