Theatre Quotes · Page 84

I was trained in theatre so the seriousness was there. I never went in for the glamour.

— Rohini Hattangadi

The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.

— Robert Taylor

I'm an actor, so I'm never going to feel like I've done enough.

— Italia Ricci

The staff, stage managers, ushers all behaved as if they respected the actors.

— Anonymous

The terrible thing about being an actor is that it's not a solo occupation.

— Peter Coyote

An actor's career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time.

— Parker Posey

I guess Ive been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.

— Kevin Spacey

Individuals fighting or rebelling against the status quo, the establishment, is good for drama.

— Milos Forman

I went to an all-girls boarding school in Maryland. I used to laugh at the girls in the theater program - I…

— Yvonne Orji

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a clown. I didn't want to be an actor, I wanted to join…

— Eric Stonestreet

As a playwright, you are a torturer of actors and of the audience as well. You inflict things on people.

— Tony Kushner

I didn't do a lot of drama and decided to do comedy, so I never used to get those terrorist audition and…

— Karan Soni

I think American drama is at its best when it takes the domestic and makes it epic, like a Greek tragedy in…

— Anne-Marie Duff

I think theatre to some extent is always about telling stories, isn't it, and I think what I've learned is that freedom…

— Eve Ensler

I went to a drama club when I was little, but it was more of an excuse to flirt with girls than…

— Rupert Friend

The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at…

— Ian Mckellen

I was always into film, but theater was my entry point. I always felt like film didn't make sense to me as…

— Patrick J. Adams

As a kid, I was fortunate that we grew up near a children's theater, with all different classes and things; so as…

— Andrew Rannells

Ultimately, theatre is about creating a sense of wonder, and I think wonder is achieved not by a kind of wide-eyed silliness…

— George C. Wolfe

It doesn't bother me. Sure, everybody wants approval, but I came from the theatre and I've always treasured a remark from there…

— Robert Ludlum

Before I started writing, I'd never read much fiction. I was more interested in non-fiction. I'm taking the same approach to theatre:…

— Irvine Welsh

Ultimately, we want to provide people with a unique experience, and an unexpected one as well. We'd like people to leave the…

— Rania Attieh

The reason why I became an actor was for the community, now I realize. It's the people that you're with, and the…

— Naomi Ackie

My first Broadway show wasn't until I was a freshman in high school. It was my first trip to New York. I…

— Laura Osnes

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors.

— Kyle MacLachlan

No matter what happens, we couldn't let people say Asian-American actors can't act.

— Mako

As for actors, I'm hugely in awe of Cate Blanchett - and Meryl Streep, obviously.

— Phoebe Dynevor

I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty.

— Joe Manganiello

When you're talking about pure form, theater is a wonderful outlet.

— Justin Bartha

As an actor, I probably fall into more of the sidekick/best friend/doctor/lawyer category.

— Keiko Agena

I'm not a method actor. I can't even explain so much what I do.

— Carice van Houten

“Love art in yourself, and not yourself in art.”

— Constantin Stanislavski

An audience can really lift you right up off the stage.

— Don Van Vliet

Will the theater disappear? No. Is it healthy? Also no.

— Emanuel Azenberg

I want to expand what I do and definitely focus a little more in the acting, theater world.

— La La Anthony

I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.

— Tom Hiddleston

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.

— Helen Hayes

I'm at the National Theatre School, which is like the Juilliard of Canada.

— Jake Epstein

I don't have the passion for acting that actors might have.

— Jemima Kirke

I just fell in love with the whole process of auditioning and bonding with theater people.

— Melissa Barrera