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title: "24 Stage Doing Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 24 Stage Doing quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Stage Doing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'd still rather be singing on stage than doing anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiffany-darwish/i-d-still-rather-be-singing-on-stage-than-doing-anything-else/)

[Tiffany Darwish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiffany-darwish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/tiffany-darwish-5419_anything_i-d-still-rather-be-singing-on-stage-tha_2817388.jpg)

> [I wanted to be on the stage, doing very important emotional roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-stuart/i-wanted-to-be-on-the-stage-doing-very-important-emotional-roles/)

[Gloria Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-stuart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/gloria-stuart-25128_emotional_i-wanted-to-be-on-the-stage-doing-very-i_2947197.jpg)

> [Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-maron/most-of-my-comedy-writing-happens-through-improvisation-on-stage/)

[Marc Maron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-maron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/marc-maron-2459_comedy_most-of-my-comedy-writing-happens-throug_362690.png)

> [Never go dead for a second on stage. Even if you are doing nothing, do it actively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-allam/never-go-dead-for-a-second-on-stage-even-if-you-are-doing-nothing-do/)

[Roger Allam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-allam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/roger-allam-7409_actively_never-go-dead-for-a-second-on-stage-even_717007.jpg)

> [People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/people-are-meant-to-be-certain-places-and-i-think-i-m-meant-to-be-on/)

[Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/bob-newhart-2419_certain_people-are-meant-to-be-certain-places-an_2679359.jpg)

> [Why should I do a movie for dance? I can always do it on stage, and I'm doing it. However, if such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shobana/why-should-i-do-a-movie-for-dance-i-can-always-do-it-on-stage-and-i-m/)

[Shobana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shobana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/shobana-5342_cinema_why-should-i-do-a-movie-for-dance-i-can_2815804.jpg)

> [People have a hard time going to a club and seeing this business tool on stage that's wholly indicative of everything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-fullerton-whitman/people-have-a-hard-time-going-to-a-club-and-seeing-this-business-tool/)

[Keith Fullerton Whitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-fullerton-whitman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/keith-fullerton-whitman-28473_business_people-have-a-hard-time-going-to-a-club_1814351.jpg)

> [Getting on stage doing standup anytime is hard. You never know what you're going to say. You live and die on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-griffin/getting-on-stage-doing-standup-anytime-is-hard-you-never-know-what/)

[Eddie Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b54/eddie-griffin-3657_comedy_getting-on-stage-doing-standup-anytime-i_1002581.png)

> [When real actors are approaching their work, we could be on a little stage somewhere, doing community theater. It's all the same.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-fuller/when-real-actors-are-approaching-their-work-we-could-be-on-a-little/)

[Kurt Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-fuller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/kurt-fuller-12139_actors_when-real-actors-are-approaching-their-w_1572627.jpg)

> [There's so much control of the audience's experience when you're on stage doing a play, whereas when working on camera, there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jackson-harper/there-s-so-much-control-of-the-audience-s-experience-when-you-re-on/)

[William Jackson Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jackson-harper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/william-jackson-harper-45579_control_there-s-so-much-control-of-the-audience_313780.jpg)

> [“And yet I cannot be myself. You teach me all these things and then you put me here to pretend to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/and-yet-i-cannot-be-myself-you-teach-me-all-these-things-and-then-you/)

[Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/erin-morgenstern-806_center-stage_and-yet-i-cannot-be-myself-you-teach-me_684784.jpg)

> [You have to pay attention to the moments when you've felt on top on the world. I remember the first time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-stan/you-have-to-pay-attention-to-the-moments-when-you-ve-felt-on-top-on/)

[Sebastian Stan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-stan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/sebastian-stan-13635_attention_you-have-to-pay-attention-to-the-moments_1445931.jpg)

> [Going on stage and doing ballet, for the first time, was even more verification of, "This is what I'm meant to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/going-on-stage-and-doing-ballet-for-the-first-time-was-even-more/)

[Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/misty-copeland-2012_ballet_going-on-stage-and-doing-ballet-for-the_450820.png)

> [My way into everything was through the theater. There are so many plays that I saw growing up that just made me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-chalamet/my-way-into-everything-was-through-the-theater-there-are-so-many/)

[Pauline Chalamet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauline-chalamet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/pauline-chalamet-25244_acting_my-way-into-everything-was-through-the-t_678661.jpg)

> [In terms of trying to improve as an actor, for me it's always important to return to the stage. After doing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/in-terms-of-trying-to-improve-as-an-actor-for-me-it-s-always/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/cillian-murphy-4370_actors_in-terms-of-trying-to-improve-as-an-acto_2213486.jpg)

> [What I'm doing is a dream come true but at the same time its work. It's like anything else. The only time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-wilson/what-i-m-doing-is-a-dream-come-true-but-at-the-same-time-its-work-it/)

[Gretchen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/gretchen-wilson-13978_crowds_what-i-m-doing-is-a-dream-come-true-but_2803959.jpg)

> [Why is it rappers feel like they have to show each other their balls? It's so frustrating to me and the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grieves/why-is-it-rappers-feel-like-they-have-to-show-each-other-their-balls/)

[Grieves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grieves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/grieves-36966_alignment_why-is-it-rappers-feel-like-they-have-to_1532959.jpg)

> [I'm living in a world that was created a hundred years ago with vaudeville and people traveling around and medicine shows and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mclean/i-m-living-in-a-world-that-was-created-a-hundred-years-ago-with/)

[Don McLean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mclean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/don-mclean-6904_art_i-m-living-in-a-world-that-was-created-a_2374812.jpg)

> [As an adolescent, I was painfully shy, withdrawn. I didn't really have the nerve to sing my songs on stage, and nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/as-an-adolescent-i-was-painfully-shy-withdrawn-i-didn-t-really-have/)

[David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/david-bowie-508_being-myself_as-an-adolescent-i-was-painfully-shy-wit_3079106.jpg)

> [I fell through a stage once. I was doing a truly African dance, and all of a sudden, I hit the ground…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/forest-whitaker/i-fell-through-a-stage-once-i-was-doing-a-truly-african-dance-and-all/)

[Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/forest-whitaker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/758/forest-whitaker-3022_dance_i-fell-through-a-stage-once-i-was-doing_2902173.jpg)

> [I hope to die right in the middle of a song and right on the stage doing what I love to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-hope-to-die-right-in-the-middle-of-a-song-and-right-on-the-stage/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/dolly-parton-366_age_i-hope-to-die-right-in-the-middle-of-a-s_856824.jpg)

> [I feel like acting is sort of like that: You're getting so many 'no's all the time. It's just a bunch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-feel-like-acting-is-sort-of-like-that-you-re-getting-so-many-no-s/)

[Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/jessica-williams-4621_acting_i-feel-like-acting-is-sort-of-like-that_2546955.jpg)

> [It's the only time that I'm ever nervous on stage, is when we're doing live TV. Especially an awards show, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-aldean/it-s-the-only-time-that-i-m-ever-nervous-on-stage-is-when-we-re-doing/)

[Jason Aldean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-aldean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/jason-aldean-2805_awards_it-s-the-only-time-that-i-m-ever-nervous_303225.png)

> [I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinny-guadagnino/i-was-always-the-lead-role-in-plays-i-like-entertaining-people-i-like/)

[Vinny Guadagnino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinny-guadagnino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/vinny-guadagnino-15419_always_i-was-always-the-lead-role-in-plays-i-li_3183155.png)

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