I was a housepainter and a landscape nursery man, and all…

I was doing community theater since I was about nine.

— Malcolm-Jamal Warner

I'm getting on a bit, don't know what I'm going to do, no pension pot and the prospect of growing old in the city,…

— Bez

Whatever community organization, whether it's a women's organization, or fighting for racial justice ... you will get satisfaction out of doing something to give…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

When we were starting our community a bunch of older Benedictine nuns said to us, "If you have any questions or want to pick…

— Shane Claiborne

If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more…

— Magic Johnson

I started doing community theatre as a way to make friends, and that was when I caught the acting bug.

— Christina Hendricks

I had done some community theater plays and I just had so much fun doing it. I was a really shy kid growing up…

— Charlie Plummer

When I lived in Ojai, I did community theater, and I was intrigued by acting.

— Charlie McDowell

I used to do community theater with Conor Oberst.

— Andrew Rannells

As an actor I worked for seven years with a community theater company based in London. We used improvisation techniques to take stories to…

— Jenny Downham

I get very excited when I go to a show - there are all these people who don't know each another who've come together…

— Hugh Hardy

I started doing community theater when I was seven and I think the intent was just expression. When you're a musician, you can make…

— Ari Graynor

I love the community of theater. There is something about the camaraderie: People who show up eight times a week to do a show.…

— Billy Porter

I transitioned into theater and acting when I was about 9, community theater and musicals, being, like, chorus-kid-number-78 or whatever. But I just loved…

— Tatiana Maslany

I just thought I would work in a hair salon and do community theater.

— Christina Hendricks