Theatre Quotes · Page 265

Jason Schwartzman's, like, one of my favorite actors, for sure.

— Johnny Simmons

I do not feel intimidated by actors or stars because I was never exposed to films widely.

— Andrea Jeremiah

I like the timeframe involved in being an actor.

— Karl Urban

The theater itself is not revolutionary: it is a rehearsal for the revolution.

— Augusto Boal

I love film, but I feeling a bit needy about returning to the stage.

— Aneurin Barnard

In the theater, we used to have four weeks of glorious rehearsals.

— Jamey Sheridan

When I run on stage now, a thousand people don't even see you, they're in their phone.

— Ringo Starr

In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.

— Niels Bohr

Evaluate every performance on: stage presence, concentration, delivery, material and lessons learned.

— Franklyn Ajaye

I like to take a break, but at the same time, I think most actors are not very good at sitting around…

— Mike Colter

I don't really like to audition, and that works against me. It's bad to be an actor and not like to audition.

— Kyle Gass

I suppose expectations are strange and I shy away from them. And the whole point of being an actor is to connect.

— Nicole Kidman

There are a lot of things that dancers can do that actors cannot and actors can do that dancers cannot.

— Wim Wenders

But then there is the one who seems to have a hard time separating the actor's work from reality.

— Audrey Meadows

As an actor I have no hang-ups whatsoever about cinema. It can be mainstream, art, regional or national.

— Neha Dhupia

My stage fright gets worse at every performance. During the overture I hope for a theater fire, typhoon, revolution in the Pentagon.

— Hildegard Knef

I've always been interested in visual art and used to be much more into theater when I was younger, or more knowledgeable…

— Todd Haynes

You'd think I'd be more comfortable with the action, but actually I'm more comfortable with the drama. I mean you get more…

— Timothy Miller

I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I think, in Australia, it's kind of a crazy thing to say, 'I want to be an actor.' People look at you…

— Danielle Macdonald

Every human being has a plethora of emotions. As an actor, we are lucky to take them out and portray onscreen. But…

— Kay Kay Menon

I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood…

— David S. Goyer

“That evening I sat across from Jeremy Bulloch and Jacob at the dinner table. I watched as Jeremy, who seemed to speak…

— Mary Potter Kenyon

You know, people make a lot of money talking about me, don't they? They just get on those shows, and they talk…

— Hillary Clinton

There are a ton of medical dramas out there dealing with life and death.

— Erica Durance

I know actors with promising careers who get blown out of the business, never to return.

— Everett McGill

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.

— Al Pacino

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.

— Kate Bosworth

Both singing and acting are so rewarding that I couldn't pick between the two.

— James Maslow

I used to love doing plays, the energy on stage is unbelievable.

— Sargun Mehta

Someone called actors 'sculptors in snow.' Very apt. In the end, it's all nothing.

— Vincent Price

Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors.

— Lee Daniels

As an actor, I am open to all possible characters that I can portray.

— Rubina Dilaik

I didn't decide that I want to be an actor because my plan was to pursue dance as a career.

— Shakti Mohan

I'm a New York girl. I come out of New York theater.

— Joan Rivers

Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.

— Julia Child

I think that there's a fine line between comedy and drama.

— Michael Mosley

Each time we go on stage, I want people to leave smiling.

— Uncle Kracker

You scratch a preacher a little bit, and you'll get an actor.

— John Cullum

I love getting to work with amazing actors because it kind of makes you look better.

— Noah Schnapp