Theatre Quotes · Page 259

As an actor, anything that you have to help get you into character is helpful.

— Scarlett Johansson

I don't live for the stage. I don't live for an audience.

— David Bowie

I'm a typically lazy person. It is sort of characteristic of actors.

— Liev Schreiber

I've actually had a great career in Hollywood. I've been a working actor my whole life.

— Dante Basco

There's never been a show where I did not literally offer my guts on that stage.

— Christopher Jackson

I am married to the theater, and the films are only my mistress.

— Oskar Werner

I'm sure most actors, after a while, get a bit jaded.

— Ralph Ineson

It's a wonderful thing to watch an actor just act.

— Mike Flanagan

I'm never comfortable at theatre opening nights. If it's my own production I'm too wound up to be able to enjoy the…

— Richard Eyre

I grew up in Los Angeles, and my first musical theatre experiences were at the Music Center in downtown L.A.

— Josh Groban

You make a choice to make music or be an actor, and people automatically think they can have access to your life.

— Meshell Ndegeocello

Everything I know about sales I learned through theater training. You learn the power of saying 'Yes, and' which I think is…

— Ryan Serhant

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

— Daniel Radcliffe

On the web, people are experimenting with something new in terms of characters and stories. It is exciting for actors, as we…

— Shamita Shetty

Perhaps I've been perceived more as a romantic comedy actor, but overall, I enjoy acting in any shape or form.

— Jaime Camil

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

— Alec Guinness

At eight o'clock the curtain goes up and that's it, you're out there with yourself, the audience, the other players. There's no…

— Aidan Turner

TV is longer form, and that's sometimes a positive, and sometimes a more challenging thing. As an actor, you want to be…

— Cameron Monaghan

For some reason, being on time in this industry can be a lost art form, especially for actors! It's important to remember…

— Becca Tobin

Unfortunately, because the theater is always a poor relation when it comes to making the nut, it's not easy to get the…

— Angela Lansbury

I won't take the credit of being a good actor but I do feel that there are good directors who are boldly…

— Shefali Shah

The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put forward the idea that…

— Ben Mendelsohn

Other theaters exist here solely to entertain the white audience and keep South Africa on a par with what's going on in…

— John Kani

It's not easy being an actor, and having said that, everybody's an actor. Do you know what I mean? Paris Hilton's an…

— Patti LuPone

Independent film is for actors that love to act.

— John Leguizamo

I grew up in the theater, went to school for directing and playwriting.

— Jerrika Hinton

The first time I was ever on stage, I was naked at 17. It was very cold!

— James Purefoy

It is good if newcomers have a theatre background. It helps in films.

— Paresh Rawal

I try to work on a film that my audiences would appreciate and enjoy their time in a theatre.

— Mahesh Babu

I never understood actors who could just wait around.

— Scott Eastwood

I do want people to think of me as an actor, not just a posh actor who does posh parts.

— Freddie Fox

I'm often confused with other actors. But the people who know my work don't have that problem.

— Bill Pullman

I've become an actor rather than trying to be one, if that makes sense.

— Callum Turner

I generally don't think of prospective actors when I write.

— Misha Green

Do you know what White House correspondents call actors who pose as reporters? Anchors.

— Jay Leno

Being a celebrity has taught me to hide, but being an actor has opened my soul.

— Meryl Streep

I'm an athletic actor. I'm known for my action; I'm a guy who does my own stunts on screen.

— Akshay Kumar

Working on stage is really a great voice developer.

— Morgan Freeman

The American actor is very lucky... Because so little is asked of him.

— Sanford Meisner

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

— Thomas Haden Church