Theatre Quotes · Page 108

“The Earth Is My Stage And The Sun Is My Spotlight”

— Joshua Teya

I hope viewers see me as an actor who always strives to try new characters and reinvent myself.

— Lee Je-hoon

Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.

— Joe Manganiello

I don't think actors should have to do anything but come in and act.

— Billy Crudup

Given the choice between 'actor' and 'actress,' 'actor' is a non-gendered word that I use.

— Asia Kate Dillon

I got my first film break because the director Karel Reisz saw me at a small theater party.

— Vanessa Redgrave

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

— Wesley Snipes

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

— Alan Alda

When I was sent the material for auditions for 'Dramaworld,' I didn't know much about the international fandom surrounding Korean dramas.

— Liv Hewson

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in…

— Anonymous

Statistically, it would be insanity to go into the theatre for money. According to the statistics, you should just stay home. The…

— Maureen Stapleton

I consider those actors who amaze me are somehow less attractive to me than those actors who move me.

— Robert Lansing

If we talk about character actors they are always in demand. Actress like Aruna Irani will always be needed in a script.

— Sudha Chandran

A lot of times you come against actors who come from a different direction, and you tend to meet in the middle.

— Laila Robins

I think its sad that movies and television have caused the theatre to fade as a popular art form. I hope to…

— Kelly McGillis

You're on stage and because stand-up comedy is one of the few meritocracies in the entertainment industry, there's some kind of -…

— Jim Gaffigan

There's no money in theater, but artistically speaking, it's so much more fulfilling! But, of course, there are still so many people…

— Elena Kampouris

I'm not a musical theatre person, and I never will be, especially after seeing the way it operates. It's so incredibly inefficient.…

— Roger Taylor

I had the chance to play with a ghost of the museum. The function and the institution are gone - it's closed…

— Pierre Huyghe

In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren't the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your…

— Stephen Lang

Actors act... Their job is to become this character. And I have, in fact, seen Sam Heughan become Jamie and Caitriona Balfe…

— Diana Gabaldon

You will permit me to say, that a greater drama is now acting on this theatre than has heretofore been brought on…

— George Washington

As an actor, I never really had a strategy. I just take projects, as they come. It all comes down to the…

— Chris Vance

You can see areas where maybe you got a bit lazy, perhaps, or you see when you were really on form. I…

— John Hurt

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table.

— Debbie Allen

A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.

— Gary Cole

I am so happy about the opportunity I got to direct music for my favourite actor, Rajinikanth.

— Anirudh Ravichander

Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.

— Alfie Allen

I get to watch stories I wrote brought to life by the most brilliant actors in cinema.

— Chris Claremont

Most theatre people and composers are like research hounds.

— David Bryan

As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.

— Saqib Saleem

You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.

— Christine Baranski

I've been on the stage my entire life as an actor.

— Jeremy Piven

In the story, I think as an actor you're just trying to fit into the world.

— Charlize Theron

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

— Javier Bardem

But I'm not, I'm legitimate, I'm a legitimate character actor of the theatre and film.

— William Hartnell

The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.

— Maggie Smith

To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon.

— Giancarlo Esposito

In the theatre the audience want to be surprised - but by things that they expect.

— Tristan Bernard

I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic

— Mario Lopez