Theatre Quotes · Page 75

You'd be surprised at how undemanding acting is

— Martin Mull

I don't feel an image can really bind an actor.

— Mohit Raina

The theatre, our theatre, comes from the Greeks

— Edward Bond

The best feeling I get is when I walk on stage.

— Engelbert Humperdinck

I really miss the rehearsal process of theater.

— Kurtwood Smith

Acting is fun, but directing is very stressful.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I'd like to be recognized as a versatile actor.

— Varun Sandesh

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

— Kieran Culkin

It always surprised me that I was getting acting work.

— Mary Lynn Rajskub

I'm perfectly fine now if I never went on stage again.

— Tina Turner

Actors are observers of human life, of human behavior.

— Kelsey Grammer

My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.

— Harrison Birtwistle

Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible.

— Michael Keaton

The trend now is to get away from stage bound sitcoms.

— Dylan Moran

I usually prefer casting actors from our own industry.

— Vignesh Shivan

More importantly, I'm an actor whose passion is dance.

— Shobana

I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas.

— Tobias Lindholm

I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.

— Ethel Merman

As actors, the thing we have to fight, more than even the business part of making movies, is boredom.

— Linda Fiorentino

The only ambition I ever had going into and committing to wanting to be an actor was to live my life.

— Harrison Ford

The hardest part, for real, is probably when you just don't feel like going on stage and being funny.

— Greg Giraldo

Evaluate every performance on: stage presence, concentration, delivery, material and lessons learned.

— Franklyn Ajaye

Initially, I got into the business to do drama. I never really thought I would be doing sci-fi films.

— Cole Hauser

I need to find out what kind of an actor I am and work on soft skills like dancing, singing and more.

— Aishwarya Lekshmi

If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might…

— Jason Statham

Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd…

— Hattie Morahan

I grew up, especially as an actor thinking that I had to move to New York to be a good actor. But…

— Josh Brolin

The AT&T commercials are the most fun acting opportunity that anyone could ask for. That being said, directing exercises a part of…

— Milana Vayntrub

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At…

— Rickie Lee Jones

When I was a freshman, I didn't have that much time for extra-curriculars, so I didn't do any theater stuff. Actually, I…

— Shanley Caswell

When I was a child I wanted to be a petrol pump attendant. I suppose you have all sorts of thoughts as…

— Saffron Burrows

At some point, you're just happy to be a working actor, but to be able to do it with people you really…

— Matt McGorry

London is the English-speaking theatre capital.

— John Cameron Mitchell

The foundation for film acting is stage acting.

— James Lipton

Embarrassment is a partner in the creative act.

— Charles Jeffries

Most of my stuff has been in the theater world.

— Leslie Uggams

I'd wanted to be an actor from the age of five.

— Ron Moody

I don't want to limit myself as an actor alone.

— Salim Kumar

I took a theater class in college and loved it.

— Matt Czuchry

Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

— Jodie Foster