Theatre Quotes · Page 106

I did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot.

— Christopher Parker

There are a lot of actors - I'm probably one - who are most at home when they're on stage.

— Ian Mckellen

That's what I love about acting and love and drama and art: that humanness we all share.

— Sissy Spacek

Most of my friends aren't actors - and not one of them is overly impressed with what I do.

— Jeremy London

I don't know if child actors are necessarily more screwed up than most people.

— Rider Strong

I left school at 12 for a theatre school where the focus was on dance. I had to educate myself.

— Jean Marsh

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.

— Kevin Bacon

Communication is very important. And the arts do that, whether it's film or theater.

— Anne Archer

In terms of acting, we go through phases of being really inspired by film and television and actors and works that we've…

— Laura Vandervoort

I love the theater so much, and it's where I feel most comfortable. I love the people and the community.

— Katie Finneran

Ive always been very comfortable in a set environment. All the collaborating going on, seeing how actors work - it all excites…

— Gia Coppola

At times I do feel that there is some issue with child actors because in all my films my performance has been…

— Kunal Khemu

I've reprised roles in the theatre, which is somehow more accepted, and where one can automatically go deeper and further into the…

— Cate Blanchett

I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down…

— Amanda Schull

I get to be in a room with other actors, but I never, or very rarely, get the chance to be in…

— Joe Mantello

I thought I would be too vulnerable on stage doing standup. I didn't want to get up there and say: 'This is…

— Lolly Adefope

I've been really lucky to spend some time around actors and artists I really admire. One thing I gathered from asking a…

— Jason Segel

I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap…

— Viggo Mortensen

There are many roles and I haven't had the opportunity to do any of them. I jokingly tell people 'Sometimes I wonder,…

— Ashish Vidyarthi

Bryan Cranston's advice to actors, it's my favorite thing, and it changed my life. He said: Don't go into an audition to…

— Sian Clifford

If I have my way, I want to go start making really interactive television. Stuff where you can sit and watch real…

— Zachary Levi

If I had a long-term partner, I dont think Id be an actor. Itd be too much of a strain; you have…

— Rory McCann

In Korea is what I do is I watch the playback of each take with all of the actors and spend a…

— Park Chan-wook

People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have…

— Macaulay Culkin

That's what separates actors - I'll take any risk for a performance.

— Emory Cohen

I had no idea I was going to have a career in the theater. I did not plan it.

— Robert Wilson

My career has been a roller coaster ride. And every actor experiences that phase.

— Manoj Bajpayee

My goal as an actor is to grow and try different things.

— Dwayne Johnson

An actor can be as good as the opportunity that he/she gets.

— Mohnish Bahl

The hard part of not working is occupying the mind. If an actor doesn't work, he grows stale.

— Van Heflin

“You are prominent! Play your role on the world stage.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

The stage is where I started, and there is a tremendous satisfaction in doing a good play.

— Van Heflin

If you cast the right actor, it not only compliments your work, it elevates your work.

— Del Shores

You're spoilt as an actor if you are in that small percentage that works regularly.

— Iain Glen

I started when I was really young. I did a lot of local theatre. I always enjoyed it.

— Italia Ricci

I don't really know how to write a straight drama.

— Eva Victor

Some people just can't handle that they will never be a better actor than me

— Zach Braff

If I have anything to offer as an actor, it's only my ability to make the person real.

— Kevin Pollak

I come from the theater, and there is a real collaborative history there.

— John Cameron Mitchell

In a way, all actors are gypsies, or much like a traveling circus.

— Danny Huston