Actor Quotes by Joe Mantello

My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful.

— Joe Mantello

If I hadn't gone into the theater, I would be a painter.

— Joe Mantello

I don't believe really good plays - interesting plays, complicated plays - can mean just one thing to every single person in the audience.

— Joe Mantello

I have a concentrated period of work for about five months, and then I take a bunch of time off. That's just the way…

— Joe Mantello

In 'The Humans,' there's a gay character, and the fact that she's gay is probably the least interesting thing about her.

— Joe Mantello

Alison Pill is the unsung hero of 'Three Tall Women' to me. She's extraordinary in this part, and she makes it look easy. I'm…

— Joe Mantello

But there is a process that happens when you're making something, be it a musical or a new play. That process takes time, and…

— Joe Mantello

I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.

— Joe Mantello

I do not resent Sarah Jessica Parker. We've been friends for decades. I just do not like what 'Sex and the City' did to…

— Joe Mantello

Jayne Houdyshell and I - when I was 17 years old - did summer stock together at the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll,…

— Joe Mantello

I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases…

— Joe Mantello

There are plenty of other actors who are wonderful that just don't work in a way that I work, or our methods aren't necessarily…

— Joe Mantello

I have a responsibility to diversity onstage, but one of the things I've heard about our production of 'Boys' is that it's a bunch…

— Joe Mantello

Is it perfect? Absolutely not! But there was an audience for 'Wicked,' and our producers were smart enough to reach that audience.

— Joe Mantello

My first real job as a director was working with Robbie Baitz on his play 'Three Hotels.' It was an incredible collaboration.

— Joe Mantello