Theatre Quotes · Page 229

I've been a musician longer than I've been an actor.

— Anonymous

The great thing about theater is the doing it again and again and again.

— Tim Matheson

I love to play. When I'm off, I feel a little lost - like, shouldn't I be on stage somewhere?

— Brad Paisley

Living in L.A., I was embarrassed to say that I wanted to be an actor.

— Elizabeth Olsen

I always did workshops. I would be at theater camp, doing shows, or after-school programs.

— Ansel Elgort

Television is a huge industry, and actors down south are aware of it.

— Shruti Haasan

I'm not naive to the fact that I'm an out gay actor.

— Ellen Page

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

— Andy Serkis

Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can…

— Catherine Keener

You weren't going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and…

— James Earl Jones

Never not dare to hang yourself. That's the only way you grow in your profession. You must continually attempt things that you…

— Charles Laughton

You know, London is so sprawling, and you can sometimes forget that anybody else is on a stage anywhere else.

— Alan Rickman

I want dance to emerge as a field where people can feel proud of being a dancer and they shouldn't feel the…

— Shakti Mohan

I stopped asking a long time ago, "why would you want me to play that?" I'm an actor. That's what I do.

— John Hurt

Working on a big-budget summer blockbuster with a built-in fan base is a dream come true for any actor.

— Pete Ploszek

I never really think much about the size of a production because I think as an actor, once you're in it, it's…

— Eric Bana

I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in…

— William Lyon Phelps

The play is one of the very few pieces of great dramatic and comic writing that I have read in a long,…

— Linda Lavin

Eyeing the traffic circulating the lobby hung with bad art. Big invasive stuff unloaded on Stanley Bard in exchange for rent. The…

— Patti Smith

Sometimes it depends on the actor or the actress. Sometimes they demand a lot of rehearsals. Sometimes they don't. Making movies is…

— Alejandro Amenabar

As an actor you don't control the end result. Because you're a director, you get to control the end result. I think…

— Nicole Kidman

Whatever the genre of film you're doing and whatever the source material is, you have to adapt to the different genre, but…

— Ben Schnetzer

I never dreamed that I would hear 10,000 people screaming when I stepped out onto a stage. Well, that's not entirely true.…

— Jacqueline Emerson

There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of…

— Boman Irani

A responsive audience is the best encouragement an actor can have.

— Al Jolson

If you don't get famous when you're a kid, it makes the transition to adult actor easier.

— Tom Guiry

I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage.

— Mel Brooks

“Actors had a habit of filling all the space around them.”

— Terry Pratchett

I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.

— Fahadh Faasil

I had a blind belief in myself and became a music director and an actor.

— Vijay Antony

I'd like to work at the Royal Court Theatre, please.

— Georgina Campbell

It is very rewarding to walk out on stage, feeling the love and reception.

— Debbie Reynolds

As an actress, I always wanted to become a versatile actor who can play any role or part.

— Shehnaaz Gill

I want to do drama, light comedy, the whole range.

— Bobby Darin

'Spiderwoman' was wonderful. I think that show is a very important piece of theatre.

— Chita Rivera

I started as a director, but I was too bored with actors. I preferred to act.

— Peter Stormare

I would recommend any young person who wants to be an actor to go and get some training.

— Maya Hawke

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

— Jane Badler

Pardon the cliche - stage shows give you an adrenaline rush.

— KK

Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.

— Terrence Mann