To a professional critic (I have been one myself) theatre-going is the curse of Adam. The play is the evil he is… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
When I work, I'm the actor. I'm going to do my job. I'm not going to direct the movie. If I wanted… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
I live in New York. I go to dance class; I do theatre. When things are sent to me, if I like… — Sarita Choudhury Copy Share Image
One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When… — Chris Isaak Copy Share Image
I read somewhere that when I go on stage, people realize that they're not me and they feel better. When I walk… — Richard Lewis Copy Share Image
I go to the theater, all the time. I'm not one of these secret movie, watch a 35mm print in my living… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
Writing for the theater is a whole different can of fish. The music now has the responsibility of so many things. The… — Frank Wildhorn Copy Share Image
I started in theatre, in Liverpool, which is where I'm from, and which I love as a city. I acted at the… — Rita Tushingham Copy Share Image
There were TVs everywhere. When we weren't on stage, we were watching what America was watching and rooting for each other and… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
A lot of people think theatre must be much harder work than film, but anything histrionic or superfluous gets seen on camera… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
I always do casting for every role, even if it's just one sentence. I like to work with theater actors because they're… — Maren Ade Copy Share Image
When I was a young actor I was in a lot of film doing one day work and two days' work, and… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
One of the things that I really love about doing a film is working with actors and the whole casting process. I… — Deepa Mehta Copy Share Image
In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you… — Diego Luna Copy Share Image
I feel like most actors just dig and dig and work and work in whatever way they do to try to do… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
I did 'I'd Do Anything,' and then a play and then 'A Little Light Music.' I played jazz in a night club… — Jessie Buckley Copy Share Image
The interesting thing with child actors is that kids are natural actors. They're wonderful actors, and most kids are acting all the… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate in that I've been able to have that balance as an actress to be able to do the wild,… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I thought for a minute about an actor and a musician simultaneously, but I think that's always very loaded as an actor… — Gabriel Mann Copy Share Image
The L.A. theater scene is very different. The perception has been that people who love theater do theater in New York. The… — Tracie Thoms Copy Share Image
But, for the role of Sarah Linden, we saw everybody. Everybody wanted this role. Every female actor in town really wanted to… — Veena Sud Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you walk onto a set, there are very clear delineations. The crew don't talk to the actors and I hate… — Rebecca Mader Copy Share Image
It's this constant falling in and out of love with what you do. We're always trying to find a project or a… — Mike Faist Copy Share Image
I think that as a director, especially when it comes to writing the script, which I also do, and I'm also the… — Jiang Wen Copy Share Image
When actors try new things, cinema also gains a lot from it. At the same time, the nature of the business is… — Sunny Singh Copy Share Image
They have a good ethos at Guildhall in that they basically throw loads of different things at you. Their theory is that… — George Blagden Copy Share Image
For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw… — Brian Gleeson Copy Share Image
“it is again: that Hindu belief that all of life is maya, illusion. Once we see life as a game, no more… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
When you're in seeing someone like Ellen Page, and you're right then, it's just the two of you. You're locked in. There's… — Aidan Gallagher Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have got to learn your job as thoroughly as you can. If you know your job, then there's… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I couldn't believe it! I mean, I'd always dreamed of acting on the screen - my previous background was all theater -… — Jacqueline Emerson Copy Share Image
There's only so much you can do until you get on set and see the aesthetics of what you're dealing with. Then… — Karl Urban Copy Share Image
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.… — James Dean Copy Share Image
I think comedy drama is a tricky one. But it's like in real life: often really tense, dramatic situations can be punctuated… — Ruth Jones Copy Share Image
If you're a good actor, you should be able to do soap, comedy, Shakespeare, musicals, pantomime, and something like 'Frozen.' Of course,… — Anita Dobson Copy Share Image
Revolution! The people howls and cries, Freedom, thats what were needing! Weve needed it for centuries, our arteries are bleeding. The stage… — Kurt Tucholsky Copy Share Image
The stakes at theater camp are insane. You have this three-week period in your life where everything feels like the biggest deal… — Molly Gordon Copy Share Image
I'm interested in working with groups of actors to tell complicated stories about what's happening to people, and that's because I came… — John Wells Copy Share Image
I think everybody should act! I would encourage everybody to do one thing, join a theater class or something. It's so good… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
![“Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I thought, 'Well, if I couldn't make it...' So, I gave it to him and he got the money, the director and the cast. The biggest disappointment for me, I always wanted to play McMurphy…” quote by Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/105/kirk-douglas-4420_actors_michael-douglas-was-just-leaving-the-tv_2030147.jpg)
![“But, for the role of Sarah Linden, we saw everybody. Everybody wanted this role. Every female actor in town really wanted to play a real woman and be in this drama. It was incredible that all these women were coming in. And then, Mireille [Enos] walked in the door and she was reading the lines…” quote by Veena Sud](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/745/veena-sud-27264_actors_but-for-the-role-of-sarah-linden-we-saw_2352547.jpg)
