Theatre Quotes · Page 270

Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever.

— Andy Serkis

Everybody looks after you when you're an actor, and you lose all sense of responsibility.

— Helen Baxendale

As an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

— Megan Hilty

It's so funny, actors usually have a directing ambition. I've got no ambition for directing.

— Majandra Delfino

I have a lot to show as an actor, and I will take my own sweet time for that.

— Ayushmann Khurrana

I was trained on stage at NYU in New York City; I did a lot of theatre then.

— Michaela Conlin

I did a lot of theatre in school and loved performing in front of people.

— Athiya Shetty

I want only dead actors. That way there'll be no jealousy.

— Simone Signoret

You learn early as an actor that creating your own material is the only way to have any control.

— Amy Poehler

I've never been a movie buff. If I did go to a theatre to watch a film, half the time, I would…

— Nargis Fakhri

“you are alone, Chinaski, and below the stage the seats are empty. the theatre is dark. why do you keep acting? what…

— Charles Bukowski

I have a background in theater - I went to school for theater. I love film - love it - but there's…

— Britne Oldford

With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from.

— Bruce Greenwood

As I was walking down the stairs, I kept thinking that the room felt like a movie theater with all your attention…

— Wade Guyton

But on stage you're able to just take the character from one point to the end and it's a fluid, organic piece.…

— Renee O'Connor

Sometimes, when I watch a movie where teenagers are played by actors that are 26 years old and look perfect, it makes…

— Angourie Rice

Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how it all operates. As an…

— John Francis Daley

Directing non-actors is difficult. Directing actors in a foreign language is even more difficult. Directing non-actors in a language that you yourself…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

If you are only getting two takes and you are on a crazy set where there is a lot of noise and…

— Michael Shannon

“I fought back the tears that came with experiencing something as perfect and powerful as the performance I'd just had. That was…

— Cora Carmack

There are actors that are really fine actors but not good auditioners. There are really good auditioners that may not be great…

— Patrick Warburton

Even though a screenplay is performed only once, unlike other forms of drama, it's still a performance in itself, and unless it's…

— William Monahan

As actors, we have the opportunity to work with many directors. Directors only work with themselves and other actors. They never know…

— Tom Hardy

When you have an ensemble where characters pair off so easily, it becomes extremely isolating in the story world. You can end…

— Julie Plec

I believe that a web series allows actors the freedom to express their views.

— Rithvik Dhanjani

Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff.

— Ray Bradbury

Ultimately, we are actors and let's leave our past absolutely behind us.

— Alok Nath

I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress.

— Marianne Elliott

It's so much fun to be on stage and play. It really is.

— David Bryan

I'm a big fan of comedies and dramas, and I watch tons of movies.

— Clive Owen

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

— Francesca Annis

My life as an actor has submerged me completely because I don't know why.

— Mathieu Amalric

One has to be honest to the story and choose actors accordingly.

— Boney Kapoor

You can't wait and sit for the phone to ring, so I do theater.

— Stephanie Zimbalist

The reason I am an actor is because I have faith in myself.

— Kartik Aaryan

I believe that theater has to be utterly life-changing for the people watching it.

— Marianne Elliott

Actors will say, 'My character wouldn't say that.' Who said it was your character?

— James Gandolfini

I think you're blaming the actors for being in bad movies, and that isn't fair.

— Tom Arnold

If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.

— Tallulah Bankhead

I loved acting classes, but it was very low key. Never a job job.

— Stacy Martin