Theatre Quotes · Page 52

Concept is what makes actors raise their game.

— Joe Dempsie

I wasn't ambitious though I loved acting.

— Supriya Pathak

As an actor, I trust my ear.

— Christopher Guest

For any actor, voice is his strength.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I swear I hate drama. It gives me a headache.

— Anonymous

I think all actors experience ups and downs.

— Peter Capaldi

Urvashi is a fabulous actor.

— Hina Khan

Actors usually have a lot in common with kids.

— Jason Robards

The work of rehearsal is looking for meaning and then making it meaningful.

— Peter Brook

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

— Ron Livingston

After a theatre run, it took me a long time to start drinking again during the day.

— Anonymous

I don't think that theater is the higher medium, that it's better than film.

— Rebecca Hall

Contrary to popular belief, actors are extremely supportive of each other.

— Prunella Scales

I was really into punk rock but also into musical theater.

— Michelle Visage

There are so many good actors who just keep waiting for good opportunities.

— Vikram Bhatt

The more they uncover the more mystery appears to be there...

— Simon McBurney

When you're in Los Angeles, nobody bats an eye, they're so used to seeing actors, they just act really cool

— Luke Wilson

I think actors like to be directed. Actors like to know where they're headed and what they want, so I'm very encouraging.

— Dan Mazer

The relationship between the audience and the dancers goes through many different stages. Someone seeing my work for the first time may…

— Lucinda Childs

Theres no doubt that some of the greatest films ever made have come from the theater. Its all a matter of finding…

— Kevin Spacey

I don't have a preference between theatre and film; I like to do both. But I will say that there's something about…

— Willem Dafoe

Mumbai is more film based and cosmopolitan. It consists of a mixed community, but I personally feel that Delhi is more sophisticated…

— Asrani

I've always been a bit of an orphan, because actors say, 'Well, he's more of a dancer.' And dancers say, 'No. He's…

— Dick Van Dyke

The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.

— Joyce Maynard

I just like the idea of getting to be my own boss, in a sense. Getting to decide what I want to…

— Anna Paquin

I love performing. The sounds coming at me are dynamic, colorful and multi-layered. The energy from the musicians around me and from…

— Hilary Hahn

I like to do variations of all kinds of different work. One of my roles in Israel was for the theatre -…

— Meital Dohan

Actors do want to work with me and I'm very grateful for that, but you never know. I could write parts for…

— James Gray

The real challenge in acting is in comedy. It's easier to get that gasp in a drama. Not easy, because you still…

— George Takei

I feel really comfortable with going for the reality of the drama, but I'm not much for the comedy of it. You…

— Michael Pena

If a playwright tried to see eye to eye with everybody, he would get the worst case of strabismus since Hannibal lost…

— James Thurber

“Tragedy's language stresses that whatever is within us is obscure, many faceted, impossible to see. Performance gave this question of what is…

— Ruth Padel

“You must be an artist and an actor.”

— Ehab Atalla

I'm a stage actor. That is what I do.

— Jeremy Piven

For some directors, I'm the actor from hell.

— Harrison Ford

I'm really into the detective drama genre.

— Karla Crome

Every time you're on stage, you're acting.

— Yvonne Orji

Acting kind of chose me.

— Isabel Lucas

I like horror movies, dramas and action movies.

— Miguel Almiron

I haven't actually studied acting at all.

— Kat Dennings