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title: "23 Stage Work Quotes by 23 authors"
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> [I prefer stage work, as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sean-leonard/i-prefer-stage-work-as-an-actor/)

[Robert Sean Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sean-leonard/)

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> [From my point of view, there is a lot of joy in stage work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-peppard/from-my-point-of-view-there-is-a-lot-of-joy-in-stage-work/)

[George Peppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-peppard/)

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> [If I had my druthers, I would do only stage work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-durning/if-i-had-my-druthers-i-would-do-only-stage-work/)

[Charles Durning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-durning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/charles-durning-27973_stage_if-i-had-my-druthers-i-would-do-only-sta_3024596.png)

> [Although I do stand-up - doing actual stage work is terrifying for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-slate/although-i-do-stand-up-doing-actual-stage-work-is-terrifying-for-me/)

[Jenny Slate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-slate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/jenny-slate-11864_stage_although-i-do-stand-up-doing-actual-stag_1044722.jpg)

> [I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabelle-huppert/i-did-a-film-very-quickly-and-then-a-lot-of-work-for-television-and/)

[Isabelle Huppert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabelle-huppert/)

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> [At each stage of work the horse must be taken to his limit, but never over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-zettl/at-each-stage-of-work-the-horse-must-be-taken-to-his-limit-but-never/)

[Walter Zettl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-zettl/)

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> [I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-arkin/i-was-terrified-of-being-on-stage-and-i-had-to-work-very-hard-at-a/)

[Alan Arkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-arkin/)

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> [I grew up doing stage work as a child and as a teenager, so the stage is my home where I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tammy-blanchard/i-grew-up-doing-stage-work-as-a-child-and-as-a-teenager-so-the-stage/)

[Tammy Blanchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tammy-blanchard/)

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> [I love stage work. The thing about plays is that they're perfectible. With film, you shoot that take and maybe another. During…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-love-stage-work-the-thing-about-plays-is-that-they-re-perfectible/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/eric-idle-3734_about_i-love-stage-work-the-thing-about-plays_707794.jpg)

> [Broadway producers are happy to have a big Hollywood name they can post on the marquee, but most of them assume that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/broadway-producers-are-happy-to-have-a-big-hollywood-name-they-can/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

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> [I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-roth/i-started-off-on-stage-because-it-was-the-only-work-i-could-get-i/)

[Tim Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/tim-roth-16268_actors_i-started-off-on-stage-because-it-was-th_2866171.png)

> [Shooting a new story out of order every week is a fundamentally different beast than stage work, where you tell the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hale-appleman/shooting-a-new-story-out-of-order-every-week-is-a-fundamentally/)

[Hale Appleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hale-appleman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/hale-appleman-26449_beginning_shooting-a-new-story-out-of-order-every_3004299.jpg)

> [“To quote a Shakespearean cliché, repeated to death because it is so stubbornly true: “All the world’s a stage.” Work is theater.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-whyte/to-quote-a-shakespearean-clich-repeated-to-death-because-it-is-so/)

[David Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-whyte/)

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> [I enjoy theater just for the sheer excitement of it and the immediate response that you get, and how every night the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorian-missick/i-enjoy-theater-just-for-the-sheer-excitement-of-it-and-the-immediate/)

[Dorian Missick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorian-missick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/dorian-missick-49234_art_i-enjoy-theater-just-for-the-sheer-excit_1955462.jpg)

> [I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/i-think-generally-playing-live-is-a-crap-idea-so-much-of-stage-work/)

[Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/brian-eno-776_crap_i-think-generally-playing-live-is-a-crap_835663.jpg)

> [A sitcom is the closest thing for me to doing stage because you work in front of an audience, and if it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to-doing-stage-because-you-work/)

[Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/)

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> [There's something about the energy and the expectations that an audience projects at you. I get up on stage and work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/there-s-something-about-the-energy-and-the-expectations-that-an/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/jimmy-barnes-6327_chaos_there-s-something-about-the-energy-and-t_1973065.jpg)

> [I love acting. I love stage work, more than anything. It's just live. It's right there in front of you. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tyson/i-love-acting-i-love-stage-work-more-than-anything-it-s-just-live-it/)

[Mike Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tyson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/mike-tyson-752_able_i-love-acting-i-love-stage-work-more-tha_2350729.jpg)

> [People who have never done theatre before, and have only worked in front of a camera, would find it very difficult, I…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/david-wenham-20100_actually_people-who-have-never-done-theatre-befor_923580.jpg)

> [I think it's very valuable as an actor to throw yourself back into having that direct connection with an audience on-stage and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thekla-reuten/i-think-it-s-very-valuable-as-an-actor-to-throw-yourself-back-into/)

[Thekla Reuten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thekla-reuten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/thekla-reuten-67396_audience_i-think-it-s-very-valuable-as-an-actor-t_1345496.jpg)

> [I was very fortunate to have gone to drama school in London for three years, and that was classical training in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-leslie/i-was-very-fortunate-to-have-gone-to-drama-school-in-london-for-three/)

[Rose Leslie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-leslie/)

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> [There is an endless range of parts I have not played. I would love to do a whole slew of period pieces.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-margolis/there-is-an-endless-range-of-parts-i-have-not-played-i-would-love-to/)

[Mark Margolis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-margolis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/mark-margolis-39697_also_there-is-an-endless-range-of-parts-i-hav_1633460.jpg)

> [I was able to go on stage and work until it felt right or felt good. It meant that I very quickly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chiwetel-ejiofor/i-was-able-to-go-on-stage-and-work-until-it-felt-right-or-felt-good/)

[Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chiwetel-ejiofor/)

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