Theatre Quotes · Page 275

If you lost a major actor because of a broken jaw, the project collapses.

— Everett McGill

'Ramayan' was my first show which propelled me as an actor and helped me gain visibility.

— Gurmeet Choudhary

I like horror; I like comedy; I like drama; I like action; I like female heroes.

— Joss Whedon

The first time I ever stepped on stage was the O2 Arena in London.

— Nav

A, if you wanna be an actor, you don't pose for paparazzi.

— Angelina Pivarnick

I've been acting for a while, but theater is pretty different. I've never been in a play.

— Miranda Cosgrove

Oliver Stone's strategy is to unnerve the actors so as to make them alert and alive.

— Claire Danes

I like small actors. They are my absolute favourite.

— Claudia Winkleman

Television is very instant. Theatre is much more free, but you are very much on your own up there on stage and…

— Tamzin Outhwaite

I wanted to be a musical theatre actress - I wanted to play Sally Bowles, forever and ever always.

— Carey Mulligan

I know their is no such thing as being 'perfect' but I do know that their is a such thing as 'actors'

— Jamiee Leen

I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident.

— Sean Durkin

As much as I'd love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.

— Holliday Grainger

Many actors in films are willing to go to Broadway, and screenwriters are writing plays. It's almost commonplace.

— Marc Platt

“I couldn't join drama club like Riley. No, I had to become an underground mad scientist. I had to be mother****ing Indiana…

— Magdalene Visaggio

Directing made me realise what I do as an actor that's extraneous, it focuses your mind on story, story, story.

— Matt Smith

As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting,…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

It's the worst thing if you're sitting there in the theater, going, "Oh, that's the guy who dates this person and likes…

— Michael Fassbender

I grew up in such a small area that there really weren't any acting classes. So I had to wait till I…

— Mariana Klaveno

I'd done performance art sporadically from about 1976 - very personal street things on my own. Acting seemed like a natural step…

— Keith Allen

Now it's a hard time in every business with the current economic situation, so being an actor where you're seen in different…

— Justin Chatwin

As an actor, I know immediately if I'm saying a word that doesn't feel right coming out of my mouth, and I…

— Scott Foley

The great lesson in theatre is that you live the story every night, and that is a wonderful vehicle for getting to…

— Celia Weston

I never actually do rehearsals. That's one of the reasons that I write those bios and if I can meet with the…

— John Sayles

When you're younger, there aren't very many kid actors. It's a lot easier to get jobs.

— Alexa Vega

The noblest Digladiation is in the Theatre of ourselves.

— Thomas Browne

It's very good for me to remember what actors go through.

— Martin Scorsese

When I started my career as an actor, I had no guidance from anyone.

— Suniel Shetty

People want to see actors in funny attire and actors are getting paid to do it.

— Arshad Warsi

There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that.

— Salman Khan

“I suppose I shall drop dead in the theater, to a full house, I hope.”

— Hermione Gingold

I just love working with actors, and I love working with writers, working with designers.

— Adam Rapp

Drama usually has some sort of intense conflict.

— Clint Eastwood

Whether you're shooting in India or on the Death Star, you're doing human drama.

— Greig Fraser

I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.

— Val Kilmer

I go for actors who do precisely what is expected of them.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I don't watch a lot of movies. I watch theatre, read books, and observe life.

— Ayushmann Khurrana

You make more money in dinner theaters than on Broadway.

— Bob Crane

I finished my university, was part of NSD, and did full length plays on stages.

— Mohit Chauhan

“he who goes on acting with energy has a (firm) will.”

— Lao Tzu