Theatre Quotes · Page 42

I think, you know, as an actor, unless you're exceedingly lucky and you're one of the golden few, a lot of your…

— T R Knight

a struggle with shyness is in every actor more than anyone can imagine.

— Marilyn Monroe

I perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, where my race and gender are rarely pointed out.

— Nicole Byer

Drama is about conflict, and it's about putting obstacles in the path of people you who care about.

— Jim Beaver

If you go into a bank or a shop and you want them to believe that you're going to shoot them, that's…

— Peter Mullan

Whether thats positive or not, people are talking about the Old Vic Theater again with passion and commitment and controversy and debate.

— Kevin Spacey

I'm an old fashioned theater major at heart. I love to do a show, do something with friends; I'm kind of a…

— Tom Lenk

You should always ask for a refund at the theatre, apart from my shows, of course, where I won't be handing out…

— Joe Lycett

There was a saying going around the theatre: It's a train, and you can jump on at any point whether you're a…

— Phillipa Soo

As an actor, the training I received was that I walk through the world as an observer of life and of people.…

— David Schwimmer

I have always made films with actors who became superstars.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

When you're casting, you have to do quite a bit of research. But I always think you have to do it with…

— Thea Sharrock

In the stage of life, characters come and go after their performance. If someone is gone, just smile and clap in appreciation…

— Anonymous

I really like people who can do both drama and comedy and not some like middle of the road do both drama…

— James Gunn

I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and…

— Naomie Harris

I think there are all sorts of ways of turning into an actor, and there are a vast variety of different actors.…

— John Lithgow

I'm good with dialect. Some actors do it immediately; other actors never quite get it. It's something I've always really enjoyed and…

— Scarlett Johansson

Those actors who took to politics are those who were not doing well in films.

— Asrani

It's what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That's all and that's the hardest thing.

— Morgan Freeman

I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.

— Pearl Cleage

One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you…

— Annette Bening

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities…

— Angelina Jolie

Acting is acting, regardless of the medium.

— Jim Sarbh

I had known that I'd wanted to be an actor from a very early age, but I had always known that I…

— Billy Burke

Some actors have to make a choice. If they have the opportunity to become these huge megastars, making millions and millions of…

— Bryan Batt