Theatre Quotes · Page 200

“The conscious is a theatre with a single seat...”

— Douwe Draaisma

Going from drama to just straight-up comedy with Tommy Davidson and Jamie Foxx - what a blast.

— Vivica A. Fox

The idea was to become an actor. Then I found I really didn't like acting.

— Joe Lycett

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

— Catherine Deneuve

I finally wasn't interested in writing music that played while actors talked.

— Andre Previn

My definition of a character actor is - they never get the girl.

— James Cromwell

I like to connect with the other actors in a fantasy situation.

— Mark Rylance

To be honest, I don't know really what I do on stage.

— Peter Hammill

I'd rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I'm getting into and what it's going to be like…

— Tamera Mowry

To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you.

— Yvette Mimieux

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I…

— Julia Stiles

I worked with Sidney Lumet years ago, and we had a long rehearsal process, and he would tape out the entire set…

— Denzel Washington

I think theater is so undervalued. I have seen things there that have been far more vivid than things that actually have…

— Marianne Elliott

Being an actor is a nomadic profession, and I just try to feel at home wherever I am at that moment.

— Mia Goth

There are certain sacrifices that you make, and you feel like the only compensation you have as an actor is financial.

— David Schwimmer

I do come from a theater background, where the playwright is optimal and king and you have to serve the playwright. So…

— Skylar Astin

I was extremely lucky to get this project [Brief Interviews with Hideous Men]. It was one of those things that I worked…

— John Krasinski

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

I definitely try to mix humour into anything I do, even if it is into a drama.

— Jorge Garcia

I was spoiled by theater, where there is no editor.

— Anthony Edwards

Even after coming to Mumbai in 1981, I did theatre for some time.

— Alok Nath

Since childhood, I wanted to be a hero, but now, I want to be an actor.

— Sunny Singh

Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men.

— Katori Hall

Nothing like a bit of 'The Best of Times' before prancing around on stage.

— Spencer Kayden

Every job I've ever gotten has transformed me in some way as an actor.

— Viola Davis

As filmmakers and as actors, you have to find truth.

— Rick Famuyiwa

I watched movies and thought, 'I want to be in movies,' and wanted to be an actor.

— Heather Graham

What captivated me about 'The Flash' is the human drama in it.

— Andy Muschietti

I just am committed wholeheartedly to theatre with no intermission.

— Lady Gaga

I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now.

— Chevy Chase

I must agree with the role. As actors, we influence people.

— Supriya Pathak

Nobody "becomes" a character. You can't act unless you are who you are.

— Marlon Brando

The theater, for all its artifices, depicts life in a sense more truly than history.

— George Santayana

An actor is known by his choices, not by his box-office figures.

— Paresh Rawal