--- title: "44 Stage Actor Quotes by 40 authors" description: "Browse 44 Stage Actor quotes by 40 authors. Discover the best Stage Actor sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-shakespeare-4_inspirational_the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an_1410967.jpg" --- > [“THE WORLD IS A STAGE AND EVERYONE IS AN ACTOR.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an-actor/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-shakespeare-4_inspirational_the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an_1410967.jpg) > [I'm just a stage actor from Chicago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-piven/i-m-just-a-stage-actor-from-chicago/) [Jeremy Piven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-piven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/jeremy-piven-9559_actor_i-m-just-a-stage-actor-from-chicago-2534_253436.jpg) > [In live stage, the actor lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boyle/in-live-stage-the-actor-lives/) [Peter Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/peter-boyle-50863_actor_in-live-stage-the-actor-lives-473260_473260.jpg) > [I'm a stage actor. That is what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-piven/i-m-a-stage-actor-that-is-what-i-do/) [Jeremy Piven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-piven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/jeremy-piven-9559_actors_i-m-a-stage-actor-that-is-what-i-do-1007_1007871.jpg) > [Film's a director's medium. Stage an actor's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-jordan/film-s-a-director-s-medium-stage-an-actor-s-medium/) [Leslie Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/leslie-jordan-4504_actor_film-s-a-director-s-medium-stage-an-acto_2285290.jpg) > [I'm a stage actor, and we never get to see our performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarke-peters/i-m-a-stage-actor-and-we-never-get-to-see-our-performances/) [Clarke Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarke-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa8/clarke-peters-46341_actor_i-m-a-stage-actor-and-we-never-get-to-se_748470.jpg) > [Yet the reality is that I'm a stage actor from the Midwest - probably the opposite of a shark agent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-piven/yet-the-reality-is-that-i-m-a-stage-actor-from-the-midwest-probably/) [Jeremy Piven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-piven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/jeremy-piven-9559_actor_yet-the-reality-is-that-i-m-a-stage-acto_200901.jpg) > [For a stage actor to be there with the words and the creator of the words - it doesn't get much better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cole/for-a-stage-actor-to-be-there-with-the-words-and-the-creator-of-the/) [Gary Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/gary-cole-9784_actor_for-a-stage-actor-to-be-there-with-the-w_3191694.jpg) > [I do work on stage as an actor. I do films as well. Television, I haven't done much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neeraj-kabi/i-do-work-on-stage-as-an-actor-i-do-films-as-well-television-i-haven/) [Neeraj Kabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neeraj-kabi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/neeraj-kabi-13564_actor_i-do-work-on-stage-as-an-actor-i-do-film_1177923.jpg) > [I am a stage actor. I do mostly improv comedy. The only national television stuff is 'Archer' and' Frisky Dingo.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-nash/i-am-a-stage-actor-i-do-mostly-improv-comedy-the-only-national/) [Amber Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-nash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/amber-nash-86980_actor_i-am-a-stage-actor-i-do-mostly-improv-co_2044218.jpg) > [I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-whately/i-wanted-to-be-a-stage-actor-but-i-got-stuck-on-television-it-took-a/) [Kevin Whately](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-whately/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/kevin-whately-27563_actors_i-wanted-to-be-a-stage-actor-but-i-got-s_1049119.png) > [I trained as a stage actor and was given a lot of technical tools to play with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-tudyk/i-trained-as-a-stage-actor-and-was-given-a-lot-of-technical-tools-to/) [Alan Tudyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-tudyk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/alan-tudyk-7208_actor_i-trained-as-a-stage-actor-and-was-given_1671240.jpg) > [My background is in psychology and I'm also a stage actor. That's my background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-wiseau/my-background-is-in-psychology-and-i-m-also-a-stage-actor-that-s-my/) [Tommy Wiseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-wiseau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c5/tommy-wiseau-8831_actor_my-background-is-in-psychology-and-i-m-a_2989974.png) > [I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-ve-been-on-stage-and-been-an-actor-for-many-years-and-used/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/andy-serkis-1548_actor_i-ve-been-on-stage-and-been-an-actor-for_1436772.jpg) > [I'm a stage actor. You know, I was - I cut my teeth on stage, you know. So I've always had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glynn-turman/i-m-a-stage-actor-you-know-i-was-i-cut-my-teeth-on-stage-you-know-so/) [Glynn Turman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glynn-turman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/glynn-turman-37210_actor_i-m-a-stage-actor-you-know-i-was-i-cut-m_743663.jpg) > [I did a year of 'Guiding Light', and I was going to be a movie actor or a stage actor, but not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-bacon/i-did-a-year-of-guiding-light-and-i-was-going-to-be-a-movie-actor-or/) [Kevin Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/kevin-bacon-2641_actor_i-did-a-year-of-guiding-light-and-i-was_1580003.png) > [The stage is my first love. It gives me immense self-satisfaction, a sort of power because a stage actor carries the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/himani-shivpuri/the-stage-is-my-first-love-it-gives-me-immense-self-satisfaction-a/) [Himani Shivpuri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/himani-shivpuri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/himani-shivpuri-7235_first-love_the-stage-is-my-first-love-it-gives-me-i_198233.jpg) > [That was my original dream, anyway, to be on stage. I think the stage is an actor's place because actors, it belongs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-bacall/that-was-my-original-dream-anyway-to-be-on-stage-i-think-the-stage-is/) [Lauren Bacall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-bacall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/lauren-bacall-2297_actor_that-was-my-original-dream-anyway-to-be_662897.png) > [It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/it-takes-two-years-on-the-stage-for-an-actor-or-an-actress-to-learn/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/d-w-griffith-32281_able_it-takes-two-years-on-the-stage-for-an-a_860218.png) > [This power that I'm supposed to have over women was never noticed when I was a stage actor on Broadway. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-gable/this-power-that-i-m-supposed-to-have-over-women-was-never-noticed/) [Clark Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-gable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/clark-gable-17010_actors_this-power-that-i-m-supposed-to-have-ove_929117.jpg) > [I'd love to do Broadway some day. Before I started doing television I was just a primarily a stage actor, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/i-d-love-to-do-broadway-some-day-before-i-started-doing-television-i/) [Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/steve-carell-2000_actors_i-d-love-to-do-broadway-some-day-before_2421015.jpg) > [It's very strange to be known as a situation-comedy guy...I was mostly Serious Theater Guy. I definitely feel like I'm a stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/it-s-very-strange-to-be-known-as-a-situation-comedy-guy-i-was-mostly/) [David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/david-schwimmer-8353_actor_it-s-very-strange-to-be-known-as-a-situa_3230028.jpg) > [Certainly what constitutes a stage actor, what constitutes a film actor, I don't even know what that is. And both things are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chiwetel-ejiofor/certainly-what-constitutes-a-stage-actor-what-constitutes-a-film/) [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chiwetel-ejiofor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e0/chiwetel-ejiofor-4438_film_certainly-what-constitutes-a-stage-actor_1877140.jpg) > [I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-michael-higgins/i-was-a-stage-actor-for-20-years-or-so-i-was-leading-men-in-classical/) [John Michael Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-michael-higgins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/john-michael-higgins-40636_actors_i-was-a-stage-actor-for-20-years-or-so-i_1076994.jpg) > [In Delhi, I became a serious stage actor. Then, luckily, the FTII acting course began, and I studied there, spent some time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajkummar-rao/in-delhi-i-became-a-serious-stage-actor-then-luckily-the-ftii-acting/) [Rajkummar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajkummar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/rajkummar-rao-6892_acting_in-delhi-i-became-a-serious-stage-actor_1597181.jpg) > [I think not every improviser is a good stage actor. Certainly not every stage actor is a good improviser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-sommer/i-think-not-every-improviser-is-a-good-stage-actor-certainly-not/) [Rich Sommer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-sommer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/rich-sommer-15874_actor_i-think-not-every-improviser-is-a-good-s_728200.jpg) > [The stage is actor's country. You have to get your passport stamped every so often or they take away your citizenship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-redgrave/the-stage-is-actor-s-country-you-have-to-get-your-passport-stamped/) [Vanessa Redgrave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-redgrave/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/vanessa-redgrave-12176_acting_the-stage-is-actor-s-country-you-have-to_466868.jpg) > [My vision had always been that I was gonna be a stage actor and that was it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-armstrong/my-vision-had-always-been-that-i-was-gonna-be-a-stage-actor-and-that/) [Curtis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/curtis-armstrong-21674_actor_my-vision-had-always-been-that-i-was-gon_2836453.png) > [The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-platt/the-only-thing-i-wanted-to-do-when-i-was-a-young-naive-kid-was-to/) [Oliver Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/oliver-platt-44469_actor_the-only-thing-i-wanted-to-do-when-i-was_346572.png) > [A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he's performing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/a-stage-actor-has-to-be-10-aware-of-the-audience-as-he-s-performing/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/william-shatner-1304_actor_a-stage-actor-has-to-be-10-aware-of-the_3057870.jpg) > [When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-maclachlan/when-i-started-acting-my-whole-focus-and-intention-was-to-work-as-a/) [Kyle MacLachlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-maclachlan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/kyle-maclachlan-8546_about_when-i-started-acting-my-whole-focus-and_147263.png) > [Obviously, movies, you're often on location, out in the rain or the sun, in a real place where the trees and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/obviously-movies-you-re-often-on-location-out-in-the-rain-or-the-sun/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/peter-jackson-1771_actor_obviously-movies-you-re-often-on-locatio_178308.jpg) > [I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-still-think-of-myself-as-a-stage-actor-when-i-do-film-and/) [Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/tony-shalhoub-13089_actor_i-still-think-of-myself-as-a-stage-actor_2985707.jpg) > [I studied movies for many years, but I am professionally an actor because I, my background is actually a stage actor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-wiseau/i-studied-movies-for-many-years-but-i-am-professionally-an-actor/) [Tommy Wiseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-wiseau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/tommy-wiseau-8831_acting_i-studied-movies-for-many-years-but-i-am_2435017.png) > [I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-glover/i-would-like-to-be-able-to-be-both-a-film-actor-and-a-stage-actor-to/) [John Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-glover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/john-glover-28430_able_i-would-like-to-be-able-to-be-both-a-fil_413637.jpg) > [My attitude as an actor, because I'm a stage actor, is whatever the director tells you to do, you try it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-heald/my-attitude-as-an-actor-because-i-m-a-stage-actor-is-whatever-the/) [Anthony Heald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-heald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/anthony-heald-55814_actors_my-attitude-as-an-actor-because-i-m-a-st_3115260.jpg) > [I knew I was a good stage actor but I had no idea about movies. And I wasn't a Paul Newman type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-knew-i-was-a-good-stage-actor-but-i-had-no-idea-about-movies-and-i/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/ed-o-neill-13850_actors_i-knew-i-was-a-good-stage-actor-but-i-ha_2917664.png) > [When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/when-i-was-in-new-york-i-was-making-a-living-we-had-a-summer-house/) [William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/william-h-macy-3931_actors_when-i-was-in-new-york-i-was-making-a-li_1142986.jpg) > [I was mainly a stage actor. I found film acting mechanical, because it was so technical - there was so much technique…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erland-josephson/i-was-mainly-a-stage-actor-i-found-film-acting-mechanical-because-it/) [Erland Josephson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erland-josephson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/erland-josephson-41138_acting_i-was-mainly-a-stage-actor-i-found-film_2397607.jpg) > [On stage I am the actor, director and the bouncer all at the same time. Fear does not exist in this dojo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dane-cook/on-stage-i-am-the-actor-director-and-the-bouncer-all-at-the-same-time/) [Dane Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dane-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/dane-cook-1394_actors_on-stage-i-am-the-actor-director-and-the_1643332.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stage-actor/#itemlist", "name": "Stage Actor Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“THE WORLD IS A STAGE AND EVERYONE IS AN ACTOR.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-shakespeare-4_inspirational_the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an_1410967.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-shakespeare-4_inspirational_the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an_1410967.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-shakespeare-4_inspirational_the-world-is-a-stage-and-everyone-is-an_1410967.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“THE WORLD IS A STAGE AND EVERYONE IS AN ACTOR.” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm just a stage actor from Chicago.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeremy Piven" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-piven/i-m-just-a-stage-actor-from-chicago/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/jeremy-piven-9559_actor_i-m-just-a-stage-actor-from-chicago-2534_253436.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/jeremy-piven-9559_actor_i-m-just-a-stage-actor-from-chicago-2534_253436.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/jeremy-piven-9559_actor_i-m-just-a-stage-actor-from-chicago-2534_253436.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm just a stage actor from Chicago.” — Jeremy Piven", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In live stage, the actor lives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Boyle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boyle/in-live-stage-the-actor-lives/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/peter-boyle-50863_actor_in-live-stage-the-actor-lives-473260_473260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/peter-boyle-50863_actor_in-live-stage-the-actor-lives-473260_473260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/peter-boyle-50863_actor_in-live-stage-the-actor-lives-473260_473260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In live stage, the actor lives.” — Peter Boyle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a stage actor. 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