You write some material, go up on stage and try it out; go back home and throw it in the trash can.… — Felipe Esparza Copy Share Image
In 1987, when I was 19, I was studying musical theater at Boston's Emerson College. My sister, Tricia Leigh, told me about… — Joely Fisher Copy Share Image
On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone. — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre. — Nicholas Lea Copy Share Image
When actors get pigeonholed, that's their own doing to a large degree. Because if you do something that people like, obviously they're… — John Larroquette Copy Share Image
I was trained to serve the writer and director as an actor before I serve myself. Not to say that's gotten in… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a… — Roland Joffe Copy Share Image
I had a very nice, cozy childhood. I did lots of plays at school and worked with the National Youth Theatre as… — Lucy Punch Copy Share Image
Every once in a while as an actor, you do something that the kids really like. — Ernie Hudson Copy Share Image
I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters. — Jonathan Demme Copy Share Image
You learn a lot about acting and being physical and being on stage, but there is technical stuff on camera that you… — Finn Wittrock Copy Share Image
I think theater is more about living and breathing, versus TV, which can vary. — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
People don't want drama 365 days a year. I'm a sense of relief; it's my job to take your mind off what's… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
There are enough roles for everyone, and I truly believe that the roles that we end up doing are the exact ones… — Diana Silvers Copy Share Image
Since I was a child I've loved going to the opera, theatre and ballet. — Christian Lacroix Copy Share Image
Work is good when people are responsible, and in low-budget movies a lot of the actors don't want to be there. They're… — Sean Young Copy Share Image
There are stages: I have a crush on you, I like you, I really like you, I love you, Im in love… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are so many factors that go into how you feel, as a performer, on any given movie, that it's really hard… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
When you're doing characters from famous novels, you have a responsibility as an actor to make it what the writer intended. And… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
When I was doing Shakespeare and I had spent a lot of time and effort in trying to become a great Shakespearean… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
That's the main lesson I've learned from working in the theater: respect the dramaturgy. I don't want to overwhelm everything with music. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil...and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to do this, go to… — Gail O'Grady Copy Share Image
It is good if newcomers have a theatre background. It helps in films. — Paresh Rawal Copy Share Image
