Theatre Quotes · Page 147

I think I'm not a natural performer; I think I'm an actor.

— Meryl Streep

I look up to Idris and all of his work; he's a seasoned actor and everything.

— Caleb McLaughlin

My life's a sequel to a movie where the actors' names have changed.

— John Mayer

I didn't grow up or learn how to fully serve myself until I got my head down in the theatre.

— Rachael Stirling

Drama is only caused because people can't keep their nose in their own business..

— Nishan Panwar

Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.

— Debi Mazar

“Drama only happens to people retarded enough to let it happen to them.”

— Mc2

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

— Wilson Mizner

An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to…

— Glenn Ford

In terms of likeability, that's something that I don't think about as an actor when I approach a role.

— David Duchovny

A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or…

— Peter Dinklage

I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.

— Ian Mckellen

My limited theater experience was when I was a kid starting out: two or three plays. I was good in one and…

— Michael Keaton

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

— Kate Winslet

Though films have established me as an actor, dance has given me an identity and a boost to my career, and I…

— Amruta Khanvilkar

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

— Douglas Wood

It was the most fun I've ever had on a movie. It was one of the happiest times in my life. I…

— Mickey Rourke

When you're young, it's hard to see the reality behind such a demanding career, but I loved it, and I couldn't see…

— Taylor Louderman

People always feel like there's a big split between TV and films: I'm a television actress, I'm a film actress. Maybe that's…

— Cobie Smulders

The theatre should be treated with respect. The theatre is a wonderful place, a house of strange enchantment, a temple of illusion.…

— Noel Coward

I was lousy in school. Real screwed-up. A moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with the other kids. A really bad…

— Anthony Hopkins

My experience with the National Theatre in Kracow often involved many changes of storyline and character. This was particularly useful when working…

— Joanna Kulig

I don't sweat the Internet. You know, it's still something I enjoy as a movie geek myself to get on and, like,…

— Michael De Luca

As an actor, you have substantial control with the films you take on: If you never want to do an action movie,…

— Mandy Moore

I still say I have no interest in being an actor - I just love acting.

— Liam Cunningham

I think I discovered I wanted to be an actor when I got the first pay cheque.

— Travis Fimmel

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'

— Sarah Shahi

The theatre is a spiritual and social X-ray of its time.

— Stella Adler

All the experience from 'X Factor' U.K. I can use that - I know what I'm doing on a big stage.

— Saara Aalto

I mean, I'm an actor when I'm acting, and the rest of the time, I'm just a guy.

— Ken Wahl

My acting has got to be natural. I didn't go to any drama schools. It's a gift from God.

— Scatman Crothers

I believe it was Shakespeare who said, 'All the world's a stage, and you are CRAP!'

— Colin Mochrie

I love all kinds of movies. I'd especially like to make some, you know, violent crime drama.

— Rob Zombie

As an actor, being on autopilot is the worst thing possible.

— Matthew Perry

The job of an actor is disclosure, not pretence!

— Max Reinhardt

Ever since I was a child, I was fascinated by show business, the theater.

— Milos Forman

All the world is a stage and we are merely players.

— William Shakespeare

I was always very theatrical. I went to theater school in a conservatory program.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

Drama school is a pretty intense experience, and I think it changes who you are.

— David Tennant

I prefer theatre to television - you get to feel the love.

— Sheridan Smith