Theatre Quotes · Page 30

I created a lot of drama and mess in my life.

— Molly Bloom

I don't really think of myself as an actor.

— Dylan Moran

Jealousy is what makes up drama .

— Odette

Actors are supposed to take versatile roles.

— Sargun Mehta

It never occurred to me to be an actor.

— John Malkovich

I'm a character actor, always have been.

— Van Heflin

I love working with ensemble groups of actors.

— John Hillcoat

People love drama. They feed off of it.

— LeToya Luckett

I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage.

— Annie Lennox

Symbols are nothing but the natural speech of drama.

— Tennessee Williams

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in a theater.

— James Broughton

I was doing a lot of great theatre, but I just couldn't work out how to make ends meet.

— Toby Stephens

Films were just a profession. The moment I step into the house the actor in me disappears.

— Sowcar Janaki

Ultimately, we're actors: I'm putting on a costume, so we're playing pretend.

— Jonathan Groff

TV sort of picked up for me before my theater career did.

— Melissa Benoist

In this theatre that I call my soul, I always play the starring role.

— The Police

“Life is an intricate play with actors waiting for an explanation. Each added act confers a new interpretation of the story. (…

— Erik Pevernagie

I am genuinely happy that other actors are entering the industry and gaining popularity. There are enough opportunities in the business for…

— Fawad Khan

I was like, what the hell is my life coming to? I'm a trained actor! I've done Shakespeare and here I am…

— Matthew Lillard

I don't feel like I necessarily juggle. I just feel like I'm focusing on being a singer/actor. That's what I am, and…

— Kat Graham

My work is to reach people with ideas, hopes, dreams, encouragement, insight, and revelation. That's what an actor wants to do.

— John Astin

My husband and I don't want Hollywood drama. I go to the market and do the dishes. I'm not treated differently because…

— Alison Sweeney

Film is wonderful as opposed to theater, because it will always live there, and they will always be seen.

— Liv Ullmann

Like any other actor, I also look for good scripts and want to portray some memorable characters on screen.

— Salim Kumar

At early previews, the theater gossips are there, wishing you ill every night. They don't grant you any slack. Agents are in…

— Peter Stone

They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines." "Maybe that’s why…

— Bill Watterson

I don't suffer from what I believe a lot of actors suffer from, in that they have to do certain things to…

— Keith Allen

I think as actors we just have to appreciate what we've been given. We have got such a tendency to moan all…

— Joanna Page

A few months ago, I was sure that I was going to stop dancing to become a good actor. But then when…

— Sergei Polunin

I feel that humor, just like Fred Astaire dance numbers or these lightweight musicals, gives you a little oasis. You are in…

— Woody Allen

People have this impression that once you move to America, that becomes your interest. But I never moved to Los Angeles; I…

— Sarita Choudhury

Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done,…

— Harvey Keitel

Trendy is the last stage before tacky.

— Karl Lagerfeld

I'm not a good actor; I'm sick when I lose.

— Michael van Gerwen

I've always wanted to be on stage.

— Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

I once fell through a hole in the stage.

— Lemmy

Acting's a job. I act to fill the fridge.

— Art Malik

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

— Moon Bloodgood

Los Angeles is where I became an actor.

— Rory O'Malley

I had no intention of being an actor.

— Nelsan Ellis