--- title: "1 Stage Work Quotes By Nathan Lane" description: "1 Stage Work quotes by Nathan Lane. Plus more from Nathan Lane and more Stage Work sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/nathan-lane-14095_audience_a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to_2291853.jpg" --- > [A sitcom is the closest thing for me to doing stage because you work in front of an audience, and if it's well written it can be very satisfying.](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/nathan-lane-14095_audience_a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to_2291853.jpg) ## More by Nathan Lane > [Relationships, for me, have been elusive. And I would say mostly it's been my fault. I was always more concentrated on my career. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/relationships-for-me-have-been-elusive-and-i-would-say-mostly-it-s/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [As a kid, I loved Godot because of the poetry and the humor and the strangeness, but then as you get older, its much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/as-a-kid-i-loved-godot-because-of-the-poetry-and-the-humor-and-the/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground with me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/there-doesn-t-seem-to-be-a-lot-of-middle-ground-with-me/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [People have to do things in their own time, and that's what I did](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/people-have-to-do-things-in-their-own-time-and-that-s-what-i-did/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [But in order for anyone to become successful, sometimes you have to be that driven and focused, and maybe there isn't a lot left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/but-in-order-for-anyone-to-become-successful-sometimes-you-have-to-be/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/i-m-one-of-those-old-fashioned-homosexuals-not-one-of-the-newfangled/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [It's certainly not a shock to find that the industry has no imagination. I think people don't know what it is I do. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/it-s-certainly-not-a-shock-to-find-that-the-industry-has-no/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [Look, I'm over 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/look-i-m-over-40-i-m-single-and-i-work-in-musical-theater-you-do-the/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/i-have-to-accept-the-fact-that-no-matter-what-i-do-it-s-going-to/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [If you've seen Mary Poppins and The Grinch, come to the Booth Theater and let me shove a little coal down your stocking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/if-you-ve-seen-mary-poppins-and-the-grinch-come-to-the-booth-theater/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [People always think I'm Jewish and changed my last name from Rabinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/people-always-think-i-m-jewish-and-changed-my-last-name-from/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [All I can do is try to create the best show possible, and I feel we've truly done that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/all-i-can-do-is-try-to-create-the-best-show-possible-and-i-feel-we-ve/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [My oldest brother used to take me to the theater. The first play he took me to see was 'Black Comedy,' then he took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/my-oldest-brother-used-to-take-me-to-the-theater-the-first-play-he/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [Hollywood... Real diamonds, fake breasts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/hollywood-real-diamonds-fake-breasts/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) > [Kevin Costner. I love Kevin Costner. That's all I have to say. I love Kevin Costner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/kevin-costner-i-love-kevin-costner-that-s-all-i-have-to-say-i-love/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stage-work/nathan-lane/#itemlist", "name": "1 Stage Work Quotes By Nathan Lane", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A sitcom is the closest thing for me to doing stage because you work in front of an audience, and if it's well written it can be very satisfying.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nathan Lane" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to-doing-stage-because-you-work/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/nathan-lane-14095_audience_a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to_2291853.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/nathan-lane-14095_audience_a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to_2291853.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/nathan-lane-14095_audience_a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to_2291853.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A sitcom is the closest thing for me to doing stage because you work in front of an audience, and if it's…” — Nathan Lane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stage-work/nathan-lane/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stage-work/nathan-lane/", "name": "Stage Work Quotes by Nathan Lane", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stage-work/nathan-lane/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/nathan-lane-14095_audience_a-sitcom-is-the-closest-thing-for-me-to_2291853.jpg" }, "description": "1 Stage Work quotes by Nathan Lane. 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