--- title: "10 Theater Career Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Theater Career quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Theater Career sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/michael-learned-30182_because_i-m-grateful-that-i-have-a-theater-caree_1081653.jpg" --- > [I'm grateful that I have a theater career because television isn't kind to you when you're over forty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-learned/i-m-grateful-that-i-have-a-theater-career-because-television-isn-t/) [Michael Learned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-learned/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/michael-learned-30182_because_i-m-grateful-that-i-have-a-theater-caree_1081653.jpg) > [TV sort of picked up for me before my theater career did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-benoist/tv-sort-of-picked-up-for-me-before-my-theater-career-did/) [Melissa Benoist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-benoist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/melissa-benoist-18093_before_tv-sort-of-picked-up-for-me-before-my-th_2885360.jpg) > [My film career was always to support my theater career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-cattrall/my-film-career-was-always-to-support-my-theater-career/) [Kim Cattrall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-cattrall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/kim-cattrall-3446_always_my-film-career-was-always-to-support-my_1419234.png) > [I've done theater most of my career, and I get to see the reaction of the audience right after the show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-robinson/i-ve-done-theater-most-of-my-career-and-i-get-to-see-the-reaction-of/) [Angela Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/angela-robinson-28557_audience_i-ve-done-theater-most-of-my-career-and_2036501.jpg) > [You know, I started my theater career in Los Angeles as a song-and-dance man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-berry/you-know-i-started-my-theater-career-in-los-angeles-as-a-song-and/) [Ken Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-berry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/ken-berry-10877_career_you-know-i-started-my-theater-career-in_2914753.jpg) > [I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-gann/i-had-a-good-theater-career-for-years-i-played-hamlet-when-i-was-22/) [Jason Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-gann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/jason-gann-18406_careers_i-had-a-good-theater-career-for-years-i_1806670.jpg) > [The rules I sort of live by for my theater career, which I hope to live for my film career, is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-wolfe/the-rules-i-sort-of-live-by-for-my-theater-career-which-i-hope-to/) [George C. Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-wolfe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/george-c-wolfe-4405_career_the-rules-i-sort-of-live-by-for-my-theat_1832496.png) > [I never thought of myself as a comedic actor. I didn't go to Second City, that's not my background, I'm not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rudd/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-comedic-actor-i-didn-t-go-to-second/) [Paul Rudd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rudd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/paul-rudd-3187_actors_i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-comedic-a_2218970.jpg) > [I certainly never pictured myself even attending the Academy Awards, much less winning at 56. I very, very happily settled into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rylance/i-certainly-never-pictured-myself-even-attending-the-academy-awards/) [Mark Rylance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rylance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b81/mark-rylance-10062_academy-award_i-certainly-never-pictured-myself-even-a_107078.jpg) > [I knew I wanted to be an actor, and I didn't necessarily need or want to be famous or a celebrity actor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-fischer/i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-and-i-didn-t-necessarily-need-or-want/) [Jenna Fischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-fischer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/jenna-fischer-8586_accomplish_i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-and-i-did_1179553.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theater-career/#itemlist", "name": "Theater Career Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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