Theatre Quotes · Page 235

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 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

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

To this day, I don't like people walking on stage not looking good. You have to look good. If you feel special…

— Benny Goodman

I really never thought I would be an actor professionally. I was very academic and was like, "That's so irresponsible. I would…

— Andrea Savage

When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, the drama teacher at my deaf school noticed that I liked to tell stories…

— Millicent Simmonds

I think I approach everything as an actor first. I'd rather walk onto a set and just act and just worry about…

— Dan Fogler

New Zealanders don't do drama, they don't do stress - they choose not to worry about the small things to make time…

— George Clarke

Actors want to show off and dance in front of you and get your love, because they don't think they're worthy of…

— Frank Langella

I'm definitely curious. I love pop culture. I'm glued to it. I can watch garbage TV, but then I can also watch…

— Michael Kors

I was good in comedy so I started getting such roles but as an actor you don't like to do same type…

— Satish Kaushik

“The third floor was quieter still. For a few moments, I leaned against the railing surrounding the open center of the floor,…

— Barry Eisler

Acting is a difficult profession, it really is. It's different than singing. With singing you may have one song and four people…

— Olivia Newton-John

Beyond just the respect that you want to have, people just miss out on being in the moment when they have a…

— Phillipa Soo

It's really nice to be able to do something that you've never done. I think that's the gift of being an actor…

— Matt Dillon

I think there's this idea that the depth of an actor's performance is built on tough times or horrible events or isolation,…

— Milo Ventimiglia

I don't really like directing. I've had a good relationship with actors, but I can do what I do and back off.…

— Gordon Willis

I think that the more success you have as an actor, I think, the greatest advantage of being successful as an actor…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

When you see bad acting, that's usually what it is - they're not listening to the other characters. It's always hard with…

— Sean Baker

“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

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

Here's what I knew about doing a play: I knew it would make me a better actor.

— Chris Rock

As an actor, I never go back and look at my work, anyway. The satisfaction comes in the doing.

— Hart Bochner

I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.

— James Nesbitt

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

— Rachael Stirling

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

It's no use ignoring looks or charm if you're going into the theatre.

— Eileen Atkins

I have to be able to love somebody except myself and the theater.

— Marianne Faithfull

At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place.

— Estelle Parsons

I did community theater in Georgia and called myself a ballet dancer.

— Laura Slade Wiggins

When you go out on stage and you greet the crowd, there's nothing like it.

— Kevin Jonas