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title: "1 Stage Work Quotes By David Wenham"
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> [People who have never done theatre before, and have only worked in front of a camera, would find it very difficult, I think, to know how to command a stage and work with the logistics of being on stage. They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/people-who-have-never-done-theatre-before-and-have-only-worked-in/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

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## More by David Wenham

> [I always loved putting on shows - when you're the youngest of seven and five are older sisters, you've got to get noticed somehow!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/i-always-loved-putting-on-shows-when-you-re-the-youngest-of-seven-and/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe. Organised chaos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/my-life-at-the-moment-is-a-bit-like-my-wardrobe-organised-chaos/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [I used to do impersonations: Harry Butler in the wild, or I'd do Gough Whitlam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/i-used-to-do-impersonations-harry-butler-in-the-wild-or-i-d-do-gough/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/listening-and-hearing-are-two-different-things-and-acting-is/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [I'm becoming a frustrated director, I think, in an actor's body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/i-m-becoming-a-frustrated-director-i-think-in-an-actor-s-body/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [In all honesty, if somebody asked me the secret of auditioning for Americans, I don't know. Often, I do what's called self-taping for America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/in-all-honesty-if-somebody-asked-me-the-secret-of-auditioning-for/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe. Organized chaos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/my-life-at-the-moment-is-a-bit-like-my-wardrobe-organized-chaos/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [As we mature and grow older we collect a lot of baggage, and a lot of that stuff you collect on life's journey gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/as-we-mature-and-grow-older-we-collect-a-lot-of-baggage-and-a-lot-of/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [Some people have heard of The Method, which originally goes back to Stanislavski... he gave you six major pointers whereby you became that character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/some-people-have-heard-of-the-method-which-originally-goes-back-to/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [People who have never done theatre before, and have only worked in front of a camera, would find it very difficult, I think, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/people-who-have-never-done-theatre-before-and-have-only-worked-in/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [I'd love to work with the people who really got the film industry going again through the '70s: Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Gillian Armstrong,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/i-d-love-to-work-with-the-people-who-really-got-the-film-industry/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [I've ended up spending more time in front of a camera than on stage, but the stage is where I come from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/i-ve-ended-up-spending-more-time-in-front-of-a-camera-than-on-stage/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [Some people would say I've made it now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/some-people-would-say-i-ve-made-it-now/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [There's different ways of getting into character. There's what's called 'the outside,' in which is finding the physicality of the character first. To give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/there-s-different-ways-of-getting-into-character-there-s-what-s/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

> [You can't manufacture a career as an actor because you aren't in control of what projects come to you, unless you are No. 1,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/you-can-t-manufacture-a-career-as-an-actor-because-you-aren-t-in/)

[David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/)

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