Theatre Quotes · Page 286

I think as an actor, or any artist, you move with your moods and you express what's going on for you, and…

— Guy Pearce

Probably the biggest challenge is actors, no matter how talented the actor is they don't have the capability of being in more…

— Marc Guggenheim

I never thought about becoming an actor. Even when I applied for university, I didn't choose theater as a major to become…

— Gong Yoo

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I…

— Julia Stiles

To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you.

— Yvette Mimieux

I worked with Sidney Lumet years ago, and we had a long rehearsal process, and he would tape out the entire set…

— Denzel Washington

There wasn't much for me to do after school except the drama club, so when I kind of started doing drama club,…

— Julianne Moore

I'd rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I'm getting into and what it's going to be like…

— Tamera Mowry

... most of all the actor will love the boys and girls, the men and women, who sit in the cheapest seats,…

— Minnie Maddern Fiske

My father kind of encouraged me through that. Exactly,[work] not as an actor, obviously, but as someone in show business that had…

— David Copperfield

It's no use to go and take courses in playwriting any more than it's much use taking courses in acting. Better play…

— Noel Coward

I would love to do more acting; I really would love to do it, particularly character acting. I'm a character type of…

— Sharlto Copley

That's the best part about being an actor though. One of the rewarding aspects of it is you're actually traveling in parts…

— Masiela Lusha

During the actual filming, I’m not really listening to dialogue. I’m watching to see if the actors are communicating something and expressing…

— John Cassavetes

Some of these things I saw in foreign films - African films, Cuban films - long before I decided to really go…

— Danny Glover

Before there was any talk of a movie, people would sometimes ask me what actors I would imagine playing these characters. And…

— Michael Cunningham

I actually think actors both are drawn to playing real-life historical people and are terrified.

— Ryan Murphy

Every time I hit the stage I try to take something from it. There are a lot of shows and opportunities to…

— Adrian Marcel

Actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters. It's very dangerous if you start thinking of…

— Stacy Keach

I think in theater the playwright is king. Those words are unchangeable. They are the reason that everything else flows from.

— Greta Gerwig

With theatre, I found that one thing that I am good at and it gave me so much confidence. I feel like…

— Shraddha Srinath

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of…

— John Lithgow

When you age, you can do all kinds of roles. You don't have to look great. You can be the mom, the…

— Valerie Harper

For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true.

— Dean Norris

A lot of actors give a performance that many people connect with and they end up talking about it a lot of…

— Charlie Plummer

The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.

— Robert Brustein

It can be tough to turn things down, but as an actor, being in demand is a nice problem to have.

— Nicola Walker

I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of…

— Andy Serkis

I was never tortured over whether I wanted to become an actor. There was never another option in my mind.

— Stephanie Courtney

I'm not turning my back on classical theater. It's all about opportunities and timing a lot of the time when things come…

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I think theater is so undervalued. I have seen things there that have been far more vivid than things that actually have…

— Marianne Elliott

I do come from a theater background, where the playwright is optimal and king and you have to serve the playwright. So…

— Skylar Astin

There are certain sacrifices that you make, and you feel like the only compensation you have as an actor is financial.

— David Schwimmer

Being an actor is a nomadic profession, and I just try to feel at home wherever I am at that moment.

— Mia Goth

“We are the stars of our own world and we are also actors who take small parts in the outside world, yet…

— Ingrid Holm-Garibay

If you're an up-and-coming star, and you want to do well, then a show like 'The X Factor' is really important.

— Ronan Keating

'Community' was a very important part of my growth as an actor. I see it as my acting school, not having a…

— Ken Jeong

I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that…

— Meryl Streep

At the moment when I come on stage and I hear the excitement, I can feel the excitement of the crowd. That's…

— Hardwell

I'd always done musicals, and so living in the world of straight plays and working with off-Broadway actors and living in that…

— Jonathan Groff