Theatre Quotes · Page 21

Gene [Siskel] often mentioned something François Truffaut once told him: the most beautiful sight in a movie theater is to walk down…

— Roger Ebert

I'm not interested in putting naturalism on stage - I want passion.

— John Tiffany

The first time that I stepped onto a stage, it was life-changing. For once, I felt comfortable and in a place where…

— Shanice Williams

Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead.

— Peter O'Toole

When I Got Enough Confidence, The Stage Was Gone! When I Was SURE Of Losing, I Won! When I Needed The People…

— Ritu Ghatourey

In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.

— Om Puri

For two consecutive Broadway seasons, I had probably the best juvenile roles there were for an actor. Then I moved to California…

— Robert Picardo

That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available.

— Damian Lewis

Often actors ask me if I think they should go on trying to be an actor. I have the same answer for…

— Michael Shurtleff

I was a serious method actor until I visited this site.

— Robin Williams

As an actor, I like my films to be believable.

— Kay Kay Menon

I never imagined myself as an actor who would be in films. I always only thought of myself being in a play…

— Jennifer Lawrence

Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the…

— Layne Staley

I did drama school in Delhi. I am glad I studied in a school where cultural activities were significant.

— Pankaj Kapur

We work in a business where you feel you always have to say yes because you never know when you will work…

— Tamzin Outhwaite

The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe…

— Helen Hayes

There's certainly harder things in the world and the country to do than being an actor, but it's a particularly emotionally humiliating…

— Adam Scott

[The original Sister Act] is running all over the world now, on-stage as a musical. It lives!

— Whoopi Goldberg

There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table…

— Rosamund Pike

When I first started writing plays I couldn't write good dialogue because I didn't respect how black people talked. I thought that…

— August Wilson

I've always considered myself a character actor. That's the way I was trained, really.

— Dennis Quaid

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

— Francesca Annis

Without monsters and gods, art cannot enact a drama.

— Mark Rothko

That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves.

— Viola Davis

When you work with a good actor, there is this natural rapport and chemistry that develops over time. That chemistry helps your…

— Aamir Khan