Theatre Quotes · Page 930

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

— Ray Stevenson

A ground plan is important in terms of its rigor. If your plan is soggy and weak, your production will be soggy…

— David G. Hays

I've been a little disappointed in directors in America. I'm really after a theater that doesn't just deal with the actual texts…

— Nilo Cruz

I am not a greedy actor.

— Nana Patekar

As an actor, you want to be able to move your character forward into new ground, but also it's really interesting to…

— Jesse Williams

Always hold your sales meetings in rooms too small for the audience, even if it means holding them in the WC. 'Standing…

— David Ogilvy

Some people have this really clear memory of making that decision, and I don't. My earliest memories of being involved with drama…

— Jai Courtney

It might sound glib, but in a sense, as an actor I'm a journalist and a psychologist recording life and truth.

— Bertie Carvel

There is always a hesitancy with actors, and inhibitions can get into the work, so you have to figure out how to…

— Barry Levinson

I have always wanted to do theater.

— Casey Cott

The way Raj Kapoor saab acted and directed all his life, I don't think there is anyone today who can even touch…

— Rajpal Yadav

I have a company in the U.K., a performance-capture studio. We're looking to push the boundaries of performance-capture technology in film and…

— Andy Serkis

I used to tell myself that I am a good actor, I have a good body, I have a pretty face, have…

— Neena Gupta

The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film.

— Kim Cattrall

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

— James Earl Jones

My creative workday starts with strong breakfast tea and a few minutes of journaling, both of which help me get my head…

— Therese Fowler

Any actor in musicals would probably want to play Fagin or maybe Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof'.

— Omid Djalili

I was really shy and kept to the theater department. I was keeping my eyes down when I walked through the halls.…

— Kaitlin Olson

I think that you can make a drama and have it be intensely funny, and vice versa.

— Jason Gann

I took my first acting classes in Portland at Portland State University and the Portland Actors Conservatory.

— Karl Glusman

“I understood the stage in New York City didn't simply exist on Broadway, with actors playing our parts. The most dramatic, unforgettable…

— Jennifer Laurens

I'm a little less hungry as an actor than I used to be. When you're a director, you're the conductor of the…

— Josh Radnor

I'm open to exploring different regional cinema also because each language has a different performance drama.

— Pratik Gandhi

I know some actors don't want to see faces out there; they prefer to perform to a black wall. But I like…

— Adrian Lester

I was always one of those people who thought my love life would be dramatic - a knight in shining armour would…

— Kriti Kharbanda