Theater Quotes · Page 39

I began conducting when I was in school, around age 12, because I was writing little theater pieces and wanted to perform…

— George Benjamin

I don't feel comfortable doing movies. It's not what I trained to do. I trained to be a theater actress. You put…

— Anne Hathaway

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the…

— Derek Jacobi

I was not especially enthusiastic about opera when I was young, and I thought I would never write one. I felt it…

— Kaija Saariaho

I don't believe in lowest common denominators. Our focus has been on delivering value. We're rarely going to be the cheapest theater…

— Gerry Lopez

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the…

— Stephen Sondheim

I did stand-up for a long time and I did classical theater. As much time as you could spend on a stage…

— Kevin Durand

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

— Brendan Sexton III

Theater dates very quickly.

— Fiona Shaw

Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than…

— Robert Gottlieb

My preference is live performance. Because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like…

— Robin Williams

I like the notion of theater as recreational.

— Tom Stoppard

Comedy can be more difficult than drama. It requires more attention to timing. In the theater, you're always dependent on the audience…

— David Alan Basche

Being a man of the theater and a hedonist, I find the idea of building coffins very romantic.

— Nick Offerman

Telling the story with only a few shots, I love that style. It makes you feel like you're part of the action,…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

I was real into theater, and then I tried soccer, acting and ballet. Both my parents didn't want a child-star model, so…

— Emily Ratajkowski

The theater has always been to me a place where beautiful lies are told.

— Charles Ludlam

I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at…

— Gabriel Byrne

Theater has always been a huge part of my life.

— Noah Reid

They're not so much fans of independent movies are they are of independent theatres. They like small theaters with a vague, septic…

— Nick Kroll

I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite,…

— Anthony Jeselnik

I loved working with Malcolm [McDowell]. He's been such an important person in my life. I mean, not just as someone I…

— Mary Steenburgen

The theater is a great equalizer: it is the only place where the poor can look down on the rich.

— Will Rogers

I like to think of myself as some of the Scotch tape that holds things together - I'm very handy to have…

— Jean Rosenthal

I would just like to mention Robert Houdin who in the eighteenth century invented the vanishing birdcage trick and the theater matinee…

— Orson Welles