Theatre Quotes · Page 952

Musicals are to the theater what wines are to a substantial dinner.

— George Jean Nathan

I can go to a movie theater and sit there all day. I love movies. They intrigue my brain and they relax…

— Kirk Franklin

As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with where you are…

— George Clooney

There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is…

— Laurence Fox

I think there is no better training than being onstage because here's the thing: the theater requires you to act with your…

— Carrie Coon

When I see someone filming me, I don't usually think, 'No, man, don't put this up online!' I'd think, 'Hey man, you…

— Bo Burnham

I didn't believe that I'd ever be lucky enough to be able to make a living as an actor.

— Sydney Pollack

You can learn a lot from somebody's video bio: if you're not going to gel with the actor or a crew.

— Dana Brunetti

People don't yell nasty things at actors - they let them continue.

— Larry David

If I could do theater during the hiatus and then do '30 Rock' in the winter, that would be my ideal job.

— Jane Krakowski

When things come to an end in drama, I'm usually ready to walk away and keep walking.

— Asher Keddie

I had trained in Hindustani classical singing and my mother thought I could become a playback singer, but I always wanted to…

— Amrita Rao

I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre.

— Brenton Thwaites

Parts win prizes, not actors.

— Alan Rickman

Taking someone on tour is great because you get to know them enough, but yet you get your own space also and…

— Jesse Rutherford

Eighty percent of a picture is writing, the other twenty percent is the execution, such as having the camera on the right…

— Billy Wilder

I think the crucial thing about being an actor is to be doing it.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I used to do comedy during my theatre days, and I was good at that.

— Pankaj Tripathi

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and…

— Vinny Guadagnino

I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly…

— John M. Ford

Honestly, I understand that as an actor I should be comfortable with playing different characters. I am also not degrading those actors…

— Priyamani

I don't rehearse with my actors... the first rehearsal is the first time we turn the camera on... Sydney Pollack never rehearsed…

— Ira Sachs

This profusion of eccentricities, this dream in masonry and living rock is not a drop scene in a theatre, but a city…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

People always assume that once you are in a reality show, you will become an actor for fame and money.

— Shakti Mohan

I studied the sciences up until going to college, and I was either going to do medicine or drama. I chose drama,…

— Elizabeth Henstridge