--- title: "21 Theatre Quotes By Julianne Moore" description: "21 Theatre quotes by Julianne Moore. Plus more from Julianne Moore and more Theatre sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/julianne-moore-2166_comedy_we-like-drama-even-in-our-comedy-we-like_1306367.jpg" --- > [We like drama. Even in our comedy, we like drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-like-drama-even-in-our-comedy-we-like-drama/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/julianne-moore-2166_comedy_we-like-drama-even-in-our-comedy-we-like_1306367.jpg) > [I do love my work. As an actor, you live from job to job, though, and you have to be prepared for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-do-love-my-work-as-an-actor-you-live-from-job-to-job-though-and-you/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f0/julianne-moore-2166_actor_i-do-love-my-work-as-an-actor-you-live-f_2414395.jpg) > [All I wanted was to be a regional-theater actor, to be in a company. I thought it would be a great life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/all-i-wanted-was-to-be-a-regional-theater-actor-to-be-in-a-company-i/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/julianne-moore-2166_actor_all-i-wanted-was-to-be-a-regional-theate_2145150.jpg) > [Movie studios aren't making too many dramas anymore; they're in the superhero business. Material for television is much, much stronger for actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/movie-studios-aren-t-making-too-many-dramas-anymore-they-re-in-the/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/julianne-moore-2166_actors_movie-studios-aren-t-making-too-many-dra_221876.jpg) > [People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/people-think-that-the-directors-direct-actors-no-really-what-the/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/julianne-moore-2166_audience_people-think-that-the-directors-direct-a_2857646.jpg) > [You have to remember that Hollywood is in the business of making movies that they can sell tickets to, they're not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/you-have-to-remember-that-hollywood-is-in-the-business-of-making/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/julianne-moore-2166_actors_you-have-to-remember-that-hollywood-is-i_228918.jpg) > [For me, the most important thing is that I feel comfortable with the actor that I'm working with and I'm able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/for-me-the-most-important-thing-is-that-i-feel-comfortable-with-the/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/julianne-moore-2166_able_for-me-the-most-important-thing-is-that_592117.jpg) > [There wasn't much for me to do after school except the drama club, so when I kind of started doing drama club,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/there-wasn-t-much-for-me-to-do-after-school-except-the-drama-club-so/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/julianne-moore-2166_actor_there-wasn-t-much-for-me-to-do-after-sch_3050144.jpg) > [As an actor, there are places you can live, and when I graduated from school, it was either New York or L.A.,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/as-an-actor-there-are-places-you-can-live-and-when-i-graduated-from/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/julianne-moore-2166_actor_as-an-actor-there-are-places-you-can-liv_2109687.jpg) > [It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/it-s-pretty-boring-working-by-yourself-the-scene-happens-in-between/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/julianne-moore-2166_actor_it-s-pretty-boring-working-by-yourself-t_159259.jpg) > [I don't consider myself very brave in any sense. I'm interested in this kind of behavior. My job is to try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-don-t-consider-myself-very-brave-in-any-sense-i-m-interested-in/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/julianne-moore-2166_actor_i-don-t-consider-myself-very-brave-in-an_642248.jpg) > [I did find it particularly difficult to do Broadway. It was not my favourite way to perform. When I do theatre, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-did-find-it-particularly-difficult-to-do-broadway-it-was-not-my/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/julianne-moore-2166_audience_i-did-find-it-particularly-difficult-to_2201998.jpg) > [Behavior is mutable. It changes from place to place. It's like accents, dialect - it varies from one area to another. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/behavior-is-mutable-it-changes-from-place-to-place-it-s-like-accents/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/julianne-moore-2166_about_behavior-is-mutable-it-changes-from-plac_2063445.jpg) > [I wouldn't be an actor if it weren't for the English teacher I had my junior year in high school. She's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-wouldn-t-be-an-actor-if-it-weren-t-for-the-english-teacher-i-had-my/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/julianne-moore-2166_actors_i-wouldn-t-be-an-actor-if-it-weren-t-for_1314904.jpg) > [You're in a movie, so you have to think about how something plays. It's not like you're thinking about how an audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/you-re-in-a-movie-so-you-have-to-think-about-how-something-plays-it-s/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/julianne-moore-2166_audience_you-re-in-a-movie-so-you-have-to-think-a_1484604.jpg) > [My job as an actor is to try to do what the director wants me to do. I'm going to do everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/my-job-as-an-actor-is-to-try-to-do-what-the-director-wants-me-to-do-i/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/julianne-moore-2166_cinema_my-job-as-an-actor-is-to-try-to-do-what_2997748.jpg) > [You always absorb a lot from a great actor. What you want, as an actor, no matter where you are in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/you-always-absorb-a-lot-from-a-great-actor-what-you-want-as-an-actor/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/julianne-moore-2166_actor_you-always-absorb-a-lot-from-a-great-act_3224088.jpg) > [As an actor, all you have is what you know and what you see in other people. The more you know, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/as-an-actor-all-you-have-is-what-you-know-and-what-you-see-in-other/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/julianne-moore-2166_able_as-an-actor-all-you-have-is-what-you-kno_2194868.jpg) > [People talk about generating my own work, but I don't really know how to go about that. There are certainly some roles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/people-talk-about-generating-my-own-work-but-i-don-t-really-know-how/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/julianne-moore-2166_generating_people-talk-about-generating-my-own-work_2620507.jpg) > [Really, you want to have variety as an actor. If you spend your career doing one thing solidly, people get burned out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/really-you-want-to-have-variety-as-an-actor-if-you-spend-your-career/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/julianne-moore-2166_actor_really-you-want-to-have-variety-as-an-ac_2291920.jpg) > [You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/you-know-comedy-s-hard-with-drama-you-have-a-responsibility-to-the/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/julianne-moore-2166_comedy_you-know-comedy-s-hard-with-drama-you-ha_1070536.jpg) ## Other authors on Theatre - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-spacey-56911.jpg) Kevin Spacey 49 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/kevin-spacey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ian-mckellen-42951.jpg) Ian Mckellen 48 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/ian-mckellen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-mcburney-85491.jpg) Simon McBurney 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/simon-mcburney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andy-serkis-13212.jpg) Andy Serkis 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/andy-serkis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-caine-66979.jpg) Michael Caine 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/michael-caine/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-christopher-walken-24017.jpg) Christopher Walken 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/christopher-walken/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cate-blanchett-21582.jpg) Cate Blanchett 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/cate-blanchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-al-pacino-10179.jpg) Al Pacino 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/al-pacino/) - [Himani Shivpuri 30 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/himani-shivpuri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-viola-davis-93837.jpg) Viola Davis 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/viola-davis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bryan-cranston-20155.jpg) Bryan Cranston 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/bryan-cranston/) ## More by Julianne Moore > [I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-actually-think-acting-is-a-form-of-self-hypnosis-you-have-to-be/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I knew from very early on that I wanted kids. I wasn't one of those women who goes, 'Well, if it happens, it happens.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-knew-from-very-early-on-that-i-wanted-kids-i-wasn-t-one-of-those/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-hope-this-brings-someone-else-the-courage-they-need-to-face/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [“We redheads are a minority, we tend to notice each other - you know, and notice our identity”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-redheads-are-a-minority-we-tend-to-notice-each-other-you-know-and/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [When I was younger, I thought I had to shut myself off, work really hard to cry. I learned after a while that that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/when-i-was-younger-i-thought-i-had-to-shut-myself-off-work-really/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I think every part's a challenge, and you also never know if you're going to pull it off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-think-every-part-s-a-challenge-and-you-also-never-know-if-you-re/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [Well, you know, I mean, she was so wonderful, and she really played the role to perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/well-you-know-i-mean-she-was-so-wonderful-and-she-really-played-the/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I would be lying, if I said that sometimes it is just a job that you show up for because you're getting paid, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-would-be-lying-if-i-said-that-sometimes-it-is-just-a-job-that-you/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I do like to work. I have my kids' books that I do, I have movies that I do, and I model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-do-like-to-work-i-have-my-kids-books-that-i-do-i-have-movies-that-i/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/it-s-pretty-boring-working-by-yourself-the-scene-happens-in-between/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I'm not someone who is driven by big external stories. I like big emotional stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-m-not-someone-who-is-driven-by-big-external-stories-i-like-big/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [We didn't have a lot of money growing up, so my mom didn't buy a lot of extras, like sweet things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-money-growing-up-so-my-mom-didn-t-buy-a-lot/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-impose-order-and-narrative-on-everything-in-order-to-understand-it/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [Actually I did, because I saw the film like everyone else, ten years ago and I remembered some of it. I just wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/actually-i-did-because-i-saw-the-film-like-everyone-else-ten-years/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [I have women friends who are significantly younger and older than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-have-women-friends-who-are-significantly-younger-and-older-than-me/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/julianne-moore/#itemlist", "name": "21 Theatre Quotes By Julianne Moore", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We like drama. 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