Theatre Quotes · Page 131

My whole thing is, you listen to the actor and help them bring out their best thing.

— Jonathan Krisel

I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.

— Isabella Rossellini

If all the world's a stage and all the people players, who in bloody hell hired the director?

— Charles L. Grant

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.

— Henry Miller

Whatever you do kid, always serve it with a little dressing.

— George M. Cohan

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

— Larry David

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

— Sharon Horgan

I don't feel like I need a break from the theater, ever.

— Katie Finneran

I definitely want to go back to the theatre. It is hard work, it is repetitive, but it is intensely rewarding,

— Matthew Rhys

I think the biggest reason that actors are complete a-holes as soon as they become famous is because they forget that this…

— Jennifer Lawrence

You can't make a good show based on pure verisimilitude, pure anti-drama. But you have to acknowledge a lot of ordinary life.…

— David Simon

With "The Office," they said, "We don't want anyone we recognize, so give us unknown actors," and I think that was the…

— Jenna Fischer

Theatre is done largely for the love of the craft. Television makes you famous. And films immortalize you. That's the relationship between…

— Kabir Bedi

Even with the success of 'Once,' I can't think about making theater straight for Broadway. Too nerve-racking.

— John Tiffany

Singing and acting are actually very similar things. Anyone can sing and anyone can be a film actor. All you have to…

— Harry Dean Stanton

Casting is so important, with any film you do. You have to get actors that you believe will fulfill the promise of…

— Jerry Bruckheimer

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

As someone who's been doing a lot of classical theater recently, I loved the idea of getting to run around in Steven…

— Lily Rabe

I figured most of the best actors around 20 years old would all be at drama school, where they're tied up and…

— Matt Milne

I find that in the United States, there's more rules and people are more afraid of actors getting hurt. In Mexico, I…

— Melissa Barrera

“Truth in theatre is always on the move. As you read this book, it is already moving out of date. it is…

— Peter Brook

I was born in the theatre. My father was a small time impresario on the West Coast and I was acting from…

— Anita Loos

Monroe, the consummate sexual doll, is empowered to act but afraid to act, perhaps because no amount of acting, however inspired, can…

— Andrea Dworkin

As far as the creative side, the more I do this, the more I know that it's all about the writing. We…

— Wes Bentley

It requires a huge amount of intelligence to be an actor.

— Soha Ali Khan

If you want to know something, ask and don't assume. That's how drama starts.

— Anonymous

The idea of audiences becoming part of the show is, I think, where theatre is going.

— John Tiffany

Every actor has the desire to do films, but I never had that approach.

— Kiku Sharda

I didn't want a big, dramatic wedding, but loads of drama happened anyway.

— Rupali Ganguly

One begins with two people on a stage, and one of them had better say something pretty quick.

— Moss Hart

I have no personal interest or gain from this , I am just an actor

— Sanaya Irani

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

— Amitabh Bachchan

The truth has got to appear plausible on the stage

— Edward Bond

I'm a lazy actor, lazier than you would think. I don't usually do a lot of research.

— John Lithgow

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter, I think a lot of actors are. I still am.

— Kit Harington

Nine out of ten delinquents are frustrated actors.

— Peter Mullan

I don't hesitate to do nudity as an actor if it's done well.

— John Lithgow

When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.

— Harold MacMillan

It's really hard to make a living as an actor. I'm grateful as I drive to work every morning.

— Carrie-Anne Moss

Movies are immortal art - the first new art since Greek drama.

— Eric Johnston