Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion. — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
Because I'd only done theater, that's really what I thought most of my life would be. I always figured that movies would… — David Morse Copy Share Image
If theater is ritual, then dance is too... It's as if the threads connecting us to the rest of the world were… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I often teach a graduate theater seminar on Greek tragedy in performance. I usually begin by saying that no matter what technological… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
In a sense I feel very much a part of the cinema now in a way where when I come back to… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
My first taste of theater was my middle school play. We did 'The Jungle Book.' I auditioned for Mowgli, which I didn't… — Cody Simpson Copy Share Image
There's only one movie theater in the entire city of Detroit. The entire city has one open movie theater, and it is… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Theater people are always pining and agonizing because they're afraid that they'll be forgotten. And in America they're quite right. They will… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
I just hope that theaters remain. I think there's something very wonderful about getting into a dark room with a bunch of… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I think the film [Aquarius] comes from that original feeling I had 18 years ago, when I was in a São Paulo… — Sonia Braga Copy Share Image
I didn't feel like gymnastics were part of The Cars. I certainly philosophically didn't want to prod the audience to react to… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
I know a bit about his [Sirk] life, but it's more about his style than biography. He was European and came out… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I felt a certain modicum of success because I had been paid well to be an actor for the first time in… — Chris Carmack Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a theater actor. I moved to New York after college and did some plays and… — Zachary Knighton Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was fortunate that we grew up near a children's theater, with all different classes and things; so as… — Andrew Rannells Copy Share Image
I was always into film, but theater was my entry point. I always felt like film didn't make sense to me as… — Patrick J. Adams Copy Share Image
“If you are looking for something, don't go sit on the seashore and expect it to come and find you; you must… — Konstantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
I used to buy into a former Supreme Court justice's argument that you can't scream fire in a crowded theater. Well, I… — Larry Flynt Copy Share Image
I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was… — Steve Zahn Copy Share Image
You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I… — Garry Marshall Copy Share Image
I kind of prefer bouncing back and forth between theater and films. It's like having the best of both worlds, both very… — Joanna Going Copy Share Image
I had a brief theater background and loved the backstage world there's more backstage work in television, so I saw a job… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I've taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to… — David Ives Copy Share Image
When real actors are approaching their work, we could be on a little stage somewhere, doing community theater. It's all the same.… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in… — David Cassidy Copy Share Image
There's something magical about making films. But theater, where it all started for me, makes you better at the craft of storytelling. — Mike Faist Copy Share Image
What interested me was dance - the way that it was constructed with time-space constructions, and that it was abstract. I always… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were telling us that they liked it as… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
Performers love to perform - that's the thing that we do. I think one of the best things was being able to… — Cher Copy Share Image
I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to stories and telling them; whether it was through being a part of theater when I was a… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
'Hamilton' is a game-changer for the musical theater genre. It's moved the art form forward so much and redefined so many things… — Rory O'Malley Copy Share Image
When I was on Broadway, people would really just recognize me around the theater. When you're showing up on commercials and posters,… — Dan Fogler Copy Share Image
I mean, the whole idea of movies was it was special to go to see - you went to a movie theater… — Bob Balaban Copy Share Image
I am a theater girl, and a lot of theater girls dress however pleases them. I wear whatever looks good on me.… — Kirsten Vangsness Copy Share Image
When I started thinking seriously about learning the rules of narrative, I thought, 'You've learned the rules of dancing from the ballet;… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
The tragedian will always be a limited tragedian if he has not learned how to laugh. The comedian who cannot weep will… — Ellen Terry Copy Share Image
I used to have to wear a gas mask to school when I was a kid because of the dust. I would… — Dennis Hopper Copy Share Image
I used to teach acting in a maximum security men's prison. I worked with guys with the most dysfunctional behavior problems. I… — Diane Farr Copy Share Image
“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
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