--- title: "17 Theater Started Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 17 Theater Started quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Theater Started sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/valerie-azlynn-31104_i-love_personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i_2121814.jpg" --- > [Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-azlynn/personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i-started/) [Valerie Azlynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-azlynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/valerie-azlynn-31104_i-love_personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i_2121814.jpg) > [I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liana-liberato/i-started-theater-when-i-was-three-and-i-started-doing-professional/) [Liana Liberato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liana-liberato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/liana-liberato-17295_acting_i-started-theater-when-i-was-three-and-i_876511.png) > [When Dream Theater first started, we were touring in a van and playing clubs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/when-dream-theater-first-started-we-were-touring-in-a-van-and-playing/) [Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/mike-portnoy-5256_dream_when-dream-theater-first-started-we-were_2205487.jpg) > [I can't imagine not coming back to the theater. It's where I started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-can-t-imagine-not-coming-back-to-the-theater-it-s-where-i-started/) [Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/laurence-fishburne-3533_back_i-can-t-imagine-not-coming-back-to-the-t_1082081.jpg) > [I trained in theater. And I started in theater with my first two jobs doing stage plays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kit-harington/i-trained-in-theater-and-i-started-in-theater-with-my-first-two-jobs/) [Kit Harington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kit-harington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f0/kit-harington-10209_actor_i-trained-in-theater-and-i-started-in-th_561019.jpg) > [I love theater. I started in theater when I was nine years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/i-love-theater-i-started-in-theater-when-i-was-nine-years-old/) [Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/stephanie-mills-11126_actor_i-love-theater-i-started-in-theater-when_148945.jpg) > [I was raised in the theater and I started acting when I was nine. To me, the idea of being an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-knepper/i-was-raised-in-the-theater-and-i-started-acting-when-i-was-nine-to/) [Robert Knepper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-knepper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/robert-knepper-22482_acting_i-was-raised-in-the-theater-and-i-starte_1177209.jpg) > [At one time musical theater, particularly in the '40s and '50s, was a big source of pop songs. That's how musical theater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/at-one-time-musical-theater-particularly-in-the-40s-and-50s-was-a-big/) [Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/neil-tennant-20000_music_at-one-time-musical-theater-particularly_1958236.jpg) > [If I had to pick one form of acting, it would be live theater. That's where I started; that's where I became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-offerman/if-i-had-to-pick-one-form-of-acting-it-would-be-live-theater-that-s/) [Nick Offerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-offerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de9/nick-offerman-2326_acting_if-i-had-to-pick-one-form-of-acting-it-w_1418292.png) > [I love musical theater. That's what I started off to do when I was 7, and my first show was 'Peter Pan.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hasselhoff/i-love-musical-theater-that-s-what-i-started-off-to-do-when-i-was-7/) [David Hasselhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hasselhoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/david-hasselhoff-10655_actor_i-love-musical-theater-that-s-what-i-sta_2443516.jpg) > [I moved to New York after college. I wanted to pursue acting and theater, and I started doing more on-camera stuff -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ariana-madix/i-moved-to-new-york-after-college-i-wanted-to-pursue-acting-and/) [Ariana Madix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ariana-madix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/ariana-madix-4963_acting_i-moved-to-new-york-after-college-i-want_1579583.jpg) > [There's something magical about making films. But theater, where it all started for me, makes you better at the craft of storytelling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-faist/there-s-something-magical-about-making-films-but-theater-where-it-all/) [Mike Faist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-faist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/mike-faist-5915_better_there-s-something-magical-about-making-f_2557640.jpg) > [I just always liked the company. The people who hung around her were amazing storytellers, whether it was actors or crew. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiefer-sutherland/i-just-always-liked-the-company-the-people-who-hung-around-her-were/) [Kiefer Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiefer-sutherland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/kiefer-sutherland-8318_actors_i-just-always-liked-the-company-the-peop_3207724.jpg) > [ \[Greek\] Theater started off and used masks and Kabuki, in the East, they used mask-work. And then, Commedia dell'arte in Italy and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/greek-theater-started-off-and-used-masks-and-kabuki-in-the-east-they/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/andy-serkis-1548_acting_greek-theater-started-off-and-used-masks_1017774.jpg) > [I was a dancer from about the age of four, so I was always performing and forcing my parents to watch my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tatiana-maslany/i-was-a-dancer-from-about-the-age-of-four-so-i-was-always-performing/) [Tatiana Maslany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tatiana-maslany/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/tatiana-maslany-4382_about_i-was-a-dancer-from-about-the-age-of-fou_1195742.jpg) > [“The body lay outside an abandoned, boarded-up theater. The theater had started as a first-run movie house, many years back when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-mcbain/the-body-lay-outside-an-abandoned-boarded-up-theater-the-theater-had/) [Ed McBain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-mcbain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/ed-mcbain-29479_cinema_the-body-lay-outside-an-abandoned-boarde_1077882.jpg) > [I was not exposed to a lot of culture. The shows we saw in high school, like 'Phantom of the Opera' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-karam/i-was-not-exposed-to-a-lot-of-culture-the-shows-we-saw-in-high-school/) [Stephen Karam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-karam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/stephen-karam-10010_culture_i-was-not-exposed-to-a-lot-of-culture-th_1844274.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theater-started/#itemlist", "name": "Theater Started Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Valerie Azlynn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-azlynn/personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i-started/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/valerie-azlynn-31104_i-love_personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i_2121814.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/valerie-azlynn-31104_i-love_personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i_2121814.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/valerie-azlynn-31104_i-love_personally-i-love-theater-that-s-where-i_2121814.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.” — Valerie Azlynn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Liana Liberato" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liana-liberato/i-started-theater-when-i-was-three-and-i-started-doing-professional/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/liana-liberato-17295_acting_i-started-theater-when-i-was-three-and-i_876511.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/liana-liberato-17295_acting_i-started-theater-when-i-was-three-and-i_876511.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/liana-liberato-17295_acting_i-started-theater-when-i-was-three-and-i_876511.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine.” — Liana Liberato", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When Dream Theater first started, we were touring in a van and playing clubs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Portnoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/when-dream-theater-first-started-we-were-touring-in-a-van-and-playing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/mike-portnoy-5256_dream_when-dream-theater-first-started-we-were_2205487.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/mike-portnoy-5256_dream_when-dream-theater-first-started-we-were_2205487.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/mike-portnoy-5256_dream_when-dream-theater-first-started-we-were_2205487.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When Dream Theater first started, we were touring in a van and playing clubs.” — Mike Portnoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't imagine not coming back to the theater. 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