Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often. — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
The need to be loved and protected is at a peak when we feel abandoned and are particularly vulnerable to difficult circumstances. — Uta Hagen Copy Share
One cannot demand of art that it pay you in any other way than in the satisfaction of the work itself. — Uta Hagen Copy Share
Theoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological problems of… — Uta Hagen Copy Share
The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each… — Uta Hagen Copy Share
We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a… — Uta Hagen Copy Share
I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't. — Uta Hagen Copy Share
The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless… — Uta Hagen Copy Share
I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go. — Uta Hagen Copy Share
We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare. — Uta Hagen Copy Share
Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it. — Uta Hagen Copy Share
