Theatre Quotes · Page 78

You can't show a four-hour movie in a theater, really.

— Brett Ratner

As an actor, one should be open to all kinds of roles.

— Daisy Shah

I knew I would be an actor since I was seven or eight.

— William McNamara

High school drama is pointless. Get your credits & go.

— Anonymous

I'm a much better actor as a girl than I was as a guy.

— Hari Nef

I miss Broadway! I'm still a theatre kid, don't worry!

— Gaten Matarazzo

From day one, musical theater was my bread and butter.

— Ben Platt

I have a lot of respect for the musical theater plays.

— Christina Milian

I never viewed screen drama as a vulgar form, or a lesser one, and I've never written it left-handed.

— William Monahan

Most child actors go through that. Unless you can transition into an adult star, your career is over.

— Morgan Brittany

It can be hard to be your truest self on a virtual screen; it's definitely not the stage I'm used to.

— Bob the Drag Queen

Some of the most cutthroat auditions you'll have as an actor are when you'll have three words to say.

— Stephen Amell

Being on stage makes me come to life. When all eyes are on you, they're watching every move you make.

— Joe Jonas

I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used…

— Kevin Whately

I was an usher at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. You had to watch whatever play they had on 40 times.

— Robert Webb

I love the intimacy of making movies. The focus is deeper and much more intense than musical theatre.

— Sarah Brightman

I know for me, everything that leaves my mouth on stage is purely with the intention of making people laugh. It's never…

— Matt Rife

I spent a lot of time in college studying theater of the absurd and Beckett and Genet, and then I spent a…

— Betty Gilpin

I have been in situations where actors are treated like robots: say the lines, say it like this, we don't have time…

— Nia Long

I'm like anyone; I make a lot of my assumptions about actors I don't know from what I read about them. And…

— Mark Strong

Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible.…

— Ben Affleck

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

For an actor, it is necessary to vegetate and look for inspiration. I get that from travelling, meeting people, and observing things…

— Radhika Apte

You can't go on stage and live - it's false all the way. I can't stand the premise of going out in…

— David Bowie

I think of being an actor as a blue-collar profession.

— Joe Mantegna

I'm capable of extracting performances from my actors.

— Satish Kaushik

There's no royalty in America, so people deify actors.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

In the theatre, the actor is given immediate feedback.

— Anonymous

What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.

— Jack Kilmer

I've just always had a soft spot for character actors.

— Les Claypool

One has to get rid of his inhibitions, being an actor.

— Ali Fazal

Theatre is, occasionally, capable of moments of truth.

— Peter Brook

I wanted to be ballerina, be in a band, then in drama.

— Madchen Amick

I can't say I'm confident in my abilities as an actor.

— Randy Orton

Some people are drama free other just have FREE drama.

— Brian Skynet

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

— Chita Rivera

Actors don't like to read what they're supposed to do.

— Ewan McGregor

As actors we try to find different sides of ourselves.

— Alexis Bledel

The movies are not my first priority - the theater is.

— Kevin Spacey

“some kids can't do drama because their life is a lie”

— Dmitry Dyatlov