Theatre Quotes · Page 135

I don't think there is much left that I can explore as an actor.

— Jeetendra

When doing films, ones acting skills are polished, and the actor delivers a better performance.

— Gautam Rode

Since I was a child I've loved going to the opera, theatre and ballet.

— Christian Lacroix

The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life.

— Arthur Miller

Some nights you walk off stage and go 'That was a good crowd.'

— Ralphie May

Being an actor, it's my responsibility to do something for society.

— Binnu Dhillon

I love theater. Like, every time I go to New York, I see a play.

— Miranda Cosgrove

“I’m sorry, but this is musical theater, guys. Okay? You’ve just got to do it all.”

— Michael Sokolove

With every project, you feel like you're trying to find your place to vent. For any actor, that's typically the feeling that…

— Kristen Stewart

I used to worry about the lack of roles for women over 40. But suddenly, everyone has realised it's interesting to have…

— Rachael Stirling

As an actor, I want to expand myself. If there's something I read that I feel like I'm not going to learn…

— Daniel Lissing

Doing drama is a very welcome departure from comedy. Although I love doing both, I like to change it up a bit…

— Paul Butcher

I guess I don't have much interest in writing straight drama. So whatever subject matter I choose will ultimately be dealt with…

— Jill Davis

The worst thing that ever happened to me on stage is someone ran forward to tell me they loved me and projectile…

— Joan Rivers

I love doing characters that surprise people and showing what I am, which is an actor, first and foremost.

— Michael Ball

Waiting rooms were made for books-of course! But so are theater lobbies before the show, long and boring checkout lines, and everyone's…

— Stephen King

What I love about movies is, no matter how many people are involved or how complicated the process is, at the end…

— Jon Watts

One of the things that really drives me as an actor is to be able to to provide some kind of positive…

— Nicholas Galitzine

I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at…

— Gabriel Byrne

Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that theatre wasn't for us. Theatre still has…

— Christopher Eccleston

It's horrid to be called a Shakespearean actor because that's incredibly limiting, and we love acting. We like telling stories; anything that…

— Timothy Dalton

Obviously I like to make sure that my life is separate, so as me as a person, I know that my fans…

— Selena Gomez

The casting is very simple actually, but it is very important. You choose the best actor for the role, and you test…

— Hany Abu-Assad

There's timing in drama. You have to have a sense of rhythm. But the real thing that lends yourself to drama as…

— Bob Odenkirk

I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk.

— Michael Keaton

But TV and movie schedules are always easier than a theater schedule, if you have a family.

— Dana Reeve

To be perfectly honest, drama is a lot simpler than comedy.

— Nikki Cox

Notice how the girls who say they hate drama the most are the most involved in it.

— Anonymous

People think I am the crazy person on stage, but I know how to relax.

— Bruce Forsyth

I prefer the paycheck of television and the experience of theater.

— Deirdre Lovejoy

Of course I am an actor but I consider myself as an entertainer as well.

— Varun Sharma

It was great to play for a live audience on a stage.

— John Lloyd Young

For me, it was a choice between band and drama - and I hated the band teacher.

— Lucy Deakins

There's always down time when you're an actor, especially a character actor.

— John Cariani

In London, theatregoers expect to laugh; in Paris, they wait grimly for proof that they should.

— Robert Dhery

The theater has never been any good since the actors became gentlemen.

— W. H. Auden

Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.

— Ana Gasteyer

Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.

— David Twohy

I never started out to be an action actor. I was an ensemble actor.

— Sylvester Stallone

I've always loved musical theatre. It's my favorite thing in the world to do.

— Judy Norton